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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-BB0960
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, silver Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) penny. Minted in London.
Obverse: [E D G] ROSA SINE SPINA. Crowned bust facing left.
Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/[DON]. Square shield on long cross fourchee.
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 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.35 g
Diameter: 14.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 2nd November 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
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, not further defined (N 1988, 2001, 2017)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: [E D G] ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/[DON]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Near Linstead
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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