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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-47A3C9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval coin: halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) minted in London between 1566 and 1567.
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 1566
Date to: Exactly AD 1567
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.72 g
Diameter: 17.94 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 21st March 2019 - Thursday 21st March 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, 1561-1582 (N 1999)
Obverse description: Bust facing left.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G AN FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Long cross over a shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI / DEV AD / IVTORE / M MEV
Initial mark: Lion
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Wolverton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP2062
Four figure Latitude: 52.2558116
Four figure longitude: -1.70842477
1:25K map: SP2062
1:10K map: SP26SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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