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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-5470B1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), sixth issue of 1584-1586, chipped.
Obverse description: Bust left, two pellets behind head. Mintmark Escallop (79).
Obverse inscription: [E.D.]G’ROSA.S[INE.]SPINA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/[LON]/DON
Diameter: 17.2mm, Weight: 0.93gms, die axis: 9
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 1584
Date to: Exactly AD 1586
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.93 g
Diameter: 17.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM44970
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, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Bust left, two pellets behind head
Obverse inscription: [E.D.]G’ROSA.S[INE.]SPINA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/[LON]/DON
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Muckton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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