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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-DE78FD
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post-Medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), dating to AD 1589-1592. Third coinage, hand initial mark, London mint. North (1991: 137) 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: Exactly AD 1589
Date to: Exactly AD 1592
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.88 g
Diameter: 17.33 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 5401
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 behind the head.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield on cross fourchee.
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: Hand
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Grimstead
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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