Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-0634D2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A silver Post Medieval coin; probably a penny probably of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603). The obverse is mainly illegible except for the monarch's ruff.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.58 mm
Weight: 0.79 g
Diameter: 15.87 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st June 2010 - Thursday 2nd September 2010
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Other reference: Wakefield Entry Form number 2130
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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, not further defined (N 1988, 2001, 2017)
Obverse description: (bust left)
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: square topped sheild over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: (CIVI)[TAS LONDON]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.