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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-3DD50E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I, (1558-1603). Reverse: CIVITAS LONDON; long cross over shield. IM: A (1583-1585). Third issue, North no. 2016.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1583
Date to: Circa AD 1585
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st August 2017 - Thursday 14th September 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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 left, two pellets behind bust.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Long cross over square sheild.
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: A
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Kelsale cum Carlton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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