Rights Holder: National Museums Liverpool
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Unique ID: LVPL-FC6DED
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Reverse: CIVITAS LONDON; long cross over square shield. Third issue. IM: A. North no. 2016. AD 1583-1585.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1583
Date to: Circa AD 1585
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st August 2017 - Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Worn crowned bust left, two pellets behind bust.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Long cross over square shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: A
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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