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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-16218B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A heavily clipped and worn post medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I(ad1558-1603) Initial mark cross crosslet (1561) Tower mint.
JJ North, vol 2, page: 133, reference: 1988
Weight: 0.24gms, Diameter: 11.2mm
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1560
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.24 g
Diameter: 11.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 20th August 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: [E. D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINA] missing illegible
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée
Reverse inscription: CIVI/T[AS/LON/DON]
Initial mark: cross crosslet
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Middleton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 133 | 1988 |
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