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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-001661
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, Post Medieval - Tudor, struck or hammered, silver, halfgroat of Elizabeth I, sixth or seventh issue (1582-1602) without a date or rose with two pellets behind the bust. Obverse: Crowned bust left with two pellets behind. Inscription: [EDG R]OSA[S]IN(E)[SP](INA). Reverse: Square shield on cross fourchee. Inscription: [CI]VITA(S) [LONDON]. Mint name: London. Die axis: 4 o'clock. Very worn or fair condition with one small and one large edge chip also clipped with three quarters of the legend missing on the reverse and similar on the obverse. The coin dates to 1582-1602. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2017, page 268-269 No. 2579 or 2586 and English Hammered Coinage Vol. 2, J.J. North, Spink 1991 reprint 2006, page 137 No. 2016. The coin is 15.43mm long, Truncated width 14.35mm, 0.61mm thick, diameter 15.43mm and weighs 0.7g.
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 1582
Date to: Circa AD 1602
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.43 mm
Width: 14.35 mm
Thickness: 0.61 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 15.43 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th September 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Crowned bust left with two pellets behind
Obverse inscription: [EDG R]OSA[S]IN(E)[SP](INA)
Reverse description: Square shield on cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: [CI]VITA(S) [LONDON]
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Tandridge (District)
Parish or ward: Dormansland (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ4145
Four figure Latitude: 51.18684278
Four figure longitude: 0.01617989
1:25K map: TQ4145
1:10K map: TQ44NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 137 | 2016 | |
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2017 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom 2017 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 268-269 | 2579 or 2586 |
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