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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-57AAA2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy Irish halfpenny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), mintmark trefoil, dated to 1601 on the reverse. The coin is worn and bent, but the crowned harp and the date 1601 is visible on the obverse and the shield with part of the inscription [POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM] MEV on the reverse. Base silver and copper coins were produced as emergency coinage to help finance the campaign againt the Irish in 1601. There is a small hole near the edge of the coin which has torn away the edge at that point, which might have originally been for suspension.
Cf. Spink (2002) p.153, no.6511
Evidence of reuse: perforated for suspension
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1601
Date to: Exactly AD 1601
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 16.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th September 2017 - Friday 8th September 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny (copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: Dublin City
Type: Irish: copper coin of Elizabeth I (S 6510 - 6511A)
Obverse description: square shield with E to left and R to right of shield which is still visible
Obverse inscription: +E[LIZABETH...]
Reverse description: crowned harp with 16 / 01 either side of harp
Reverse inscription: [POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM] MEV
Initial mark: trefoil
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
Parish or ward: North Wootton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST5542
Four figure Latitude: 51.17545539
Four figure longitude: -2.64509872
1:25K map: ST5542
1:10K map: ST54SE
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | London | Spink and Son Ltd | p.153 | no.6511 |
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