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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-D275C4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Elizabeth penny, c.1561, Spink, London mint.
Obverse: Crowned bust facing left. Inscription: + D.G. ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse: Shield of England superimposed on long cross with 1561 above. Inscription: LON DON CIVI TAS
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 1561
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.71 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 21st October 2021
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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, not further defined (N 1988, 2001, 2017)
Obverse description: Crowned profile facing left.
Obverse inscription: + D.G. ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Shield of England superimposed on long cross with 1561 above.
Reverse inscription: LON DON CIVI TAS
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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