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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-DD3CC8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-Medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (AD 1548-1603), dating to AD 1583-1603. Third coinage, uncertain intial mark, mint of London. North (1991: 135) no. 2016.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1583
Date to: Exactly AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.61 g
Diameter: 15.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th February 2017 - Sunday 19th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt: 017360
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with two pellets behind
Obverse inscription: [E D G ROSA SI]NE [SPINA]
Reverse description: Square topped shield quartered by long cross fourchee dividing legend
Reverse inscription: CIVI/T[AS/ LON/DON]
Initial mark: uncertain
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Kingsbury Episcopi CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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