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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-79B494
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn silver Post Medieval half groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to 1558-1603. Tower of London mint. Illegible initial mark.
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: 0.81 g
Diameter: 17 mm
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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, not further defined (N 1987, 1999, 2016, 2037)
Obverse description: Unclear bust left, two pellets behind
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Long cross over royal shield
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Nettleton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0999
Four figure Latitude: 53.4764517
Four figure longitude: -0.35912486
1:25K map: TF0999
1:10K map: TF09NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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