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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-C0C960
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). North 2016. Coin is extrmely worn, broken and is folded slightly. It is pierced at 10 o'clock.
Obverse: Crowned bust left, two pellets behind. Legend: [E D G ROSA SINE] SPINA
Reverse: Long cross fourchee over shield. Legend: [CIVITAS LONDON]
Notes:
Finder ref.2
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 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st June 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, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, two pellets behind
Obverse inscription: [E D G ROSA SINE] SPINA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over shield
Reverse inscription: [CIVITAS LONDON]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Much Wenlock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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