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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-38B8F4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD), long cross initial mark, 1580-1581 AD, North 2001.
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 1580
Date to: Circa AD 1581
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.41 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 14.77 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th March 2014
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, 1561-1582 (N 2001)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ LON/DON
Initial mark: long cross
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Tenterden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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