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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-982F30
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. An indeterminate low denomination of hammered silver coin, with an inner circle and indistinct lettering on either side. Possibly an issue of Elizabeth I (1558-1603); if so, probably either three-halfpence or, perhaps more likely given the heavy wear, a halfgroat.
Diameter: 16.8mm, Weight: 0.73gms
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 1558
Date to: Exactly AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.73 g
Diameter: 16.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th July 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM43142
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
Reverse description: Inner circle
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Upton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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