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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-2EAFFC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A broken silver Halfgroat of Elizabeth I. Dating from 1558 to 1603.
Obverse: Crowned bust facing left. Only shoulders visible. [E D G] ROSA [SINE SPINA]
Reverse: Square shield on cross forchee. Right half of shield remaining. [CIVI]/TAS/[LON/DON]
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 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.38 g
Diameter: 16.18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 13th May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 1365 moljam
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
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, not further defined (N 1987, 1999, 2016, 2037)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left. Only shoulders visible.
Obverse inscription: [E D G] ROSA [SINE SPINA]
Reverse description: Square shield on cross forchee. Right half of shield remaining.
Reverse inscription: [CIVI]/TAS/[LON/DON]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Debenham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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