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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-091A42
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Clipped and worn silver penny of Elizabeth I. Coronet initial mark. London mint. North 2001. Circa 1567-1570 AD.
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 1567
Date to: Circa AD 1570
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 16th August 2014 - Saturday 16th August 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 25624
Other reference: GC
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: Illegible
Obverse inscription: [ROSA SIN[...]
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Coronet
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Near Taverham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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