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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-E91234
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Possibly a halfgroat or smaller denomination of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), lightly clipped and heavily worn; probably issue of 1560-1603
Obverse description: All detail lost save for inner circle
Obverse inscription: possibly [--]ROSA[--]
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross
Reverse inscription: [CIV]I/TAS/LON[DON]
Diameter: 15.5mm, Weight: 0.86gms, die axis: possibly 2
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 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.86 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th September 2018
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Martin Foreman
Identified by: Mr Martin Foreman
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41629
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Uncertain
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver: Elizabeth I, not further defined
Obverse description: inner circle
Obverse inscription: possibly [--]ROSA[--]
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross
Reverse inscription: [CIV]I/TAS/LON[DON]
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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