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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-849E06
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and possibly clipped post-Medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD), minted at London. Initial marks: [tun]/tun, 1591/2-1594 (North 1991: 137, ref: 2016).
Obverse: [E D G ROSA SIN]E.SPINA (A rose without thorns); Crowned bust facing left with two pellets (mark of value) behind the head.
Reverse: CI[VI/TAS/LON]/DON; Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription.
Diameter: 15.8mm. Weight: 0.86g. DA=12:2.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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: Exactly AD 1591
Date to: Exactly AD 1594
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.86 g
Diameter: 15.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd December 2017 - Sunday 3rd December 2017
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Frank Basford
Identified by: Mr Frank Basford
Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-319
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 facing left with two pellets (mark of value) behind the head
Obverse inscription: [E D G ROSA SIN]E.SPINA (A rose without thorns)
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription
Reverse inscription: CI[VI/TAS/LON]/DON
Initial mark: Tun
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
- North, J.J., 1991 English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 London: Spink and Son Ltd 137 , 2016
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