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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-876907
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn hammered silver half-groat of Elizabeth I, AD 1558-1603.
The coin is worn on both faces and slightly chipped at the edges. The obverse in particular is worn so that the bust is obscured. There are two pellets visible, inside a beaded inner circle. The inscription reads [ED] G-ROSA-SINA-SPINA. The reverse shows a long cross fourchee dividing a shield with the royal coat-of-arms. The inscription reads CIVI [TAS] LON-DON. The initial mark is a hand (1589-1592).
The coin is North number 2016, North Volume II, page 137. It measures 16.88mm in diameter and is 0.46mm thick, weighing 0.9g.
There are similar coins to be found on the database at ESS-8701A6 and CAM-15B80F.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1589
Date to: Circa AD 1592
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 0.46 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 16.88 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th April 2017
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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, not further defined (N 1987, 1999, 2016, 2037)
Obverse description: Very worn so bust obscured. Two pellets visible inside beaded inner circle.
Obverse inscription: [ED]G-ROSA-SINA-SPINA
Reverse description: Shield with the royal coat-of-arms divided by a long cross fourchee.
Reverse inscription: CIVI[TAS]-LON-DON
Initial mark: A hand
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Bagby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4580
Four figure Latitude: 54.21376565
Four figure longitude: -1.3114702
1:25K map: SE4580
1:10K map: SE48SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 137 |
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