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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-3A9238

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Silver half groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD), Seventh (Spink) Issue (1582-1602 AD), mintmark possibly '2', 1602-1603, North (1991) 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: Circa AD 1602
Date to: Circa AD 1603

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.72 g
Diameter: 15.81 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 24th August 2019

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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, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, two pellets behind head
Obverse inscription: [+]E D G ROSA SI[NE SPINA]
Reverse description: Square shield of arms on cross fourchee dividing legend
Reverse inscription: +CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: illegible
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
Parish or ward: Charing (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ9452
Four figure Latitude: 51.23419804
Four figure longitude: 0.77751239
1:25K map: TQ9452
1:10K map: TQ95SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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