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COIN

Unique ID: LIN-7E5A78

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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
Thickness: 0.43 mm
Weight: 0.2 g
Diameter: 9.69 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st February 2017

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny or halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2018)
Obverse description: Portcullis.
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: None
Initial mark: Uncertain
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine