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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-FB5BE6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and cut silver penny (halfpenny) of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), second issue dating to AD 1560-1561. Martlet initial mark, mint of London. North N1988.
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 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.05 mm
Width: 6.83 mm
Weight: 0.1 g
Diameter: 13.05 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Monday 20th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2014.657
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny (silver)
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: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: E D G ROS[...]NA
Reverse description: Square topped shield, no date
Reverse inscription: [...]LONDON
Initial mark: Martlet
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5791
Four figure Latitude: 51.61495036
Four figure longitude: -1.17816644
1:25K map: SU5791
1:10K map: SU59SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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