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Unique ID: HAMP-FBA0C7
Object type certainty: Certain
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An Elizabethan copper alloy pledge penny dated 1601. Obverse: Queen's bust, quarter left, THE * PLEDGE * OF. Reverse: monogram for ELIZABETH, crowned and accosted by 16 - 01, A - PEN - NY.
Notes:
This is a pattern issued by the mint in London in response to a proposed copper coinage which was never realised at the time (as Snelling 1769 pl 5 no 13; Peck 1970, 3 - 5). The design is paralleled by a series of contemporary medalets (Mitchiner 4511-4512).
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
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 1601
Date to: Circa AD 1601
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.9 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th April 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Codford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST9938
Four figure Latitude: 51.1412663
Four figure longitude: -2.0156734
1:25K map: ST9938
1:10K map: ST93NE
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchiner, M. | 1998 | Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: Volume 3 British Isles Circa 1558 to 1830 | London | Hawkins Publications | |||
| Snelling, T. | 1769 | A view of the origin, nature and use of jettons or counters | London | Privately published |
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