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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-9B7131
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval coin: penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) minted in London between 1560 and 1561 AD. North No. 1988.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1560
Date to: Ante AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 14.14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st March 2010
Personal details
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Elizabeth I, 1558-1561 (N 1988)
Obverse description: Bust facing left.
Obverse inscription: E D G [ROS]A SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVI / TAS / LON / DON
Initial mark: Martlet (1560-61).
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: East Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Tutbury (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK2028
Four figure Latitude: 52.849134
Four figure longitude: -1.704469
1:25K map: SK2028
1:10K map: SK22NW
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. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | No. 1988 |
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