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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-BAEBBE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Elizabeth I penny, c.AD 1601-1602, Spink 2587/North 52482.
Obverse: Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth I left within beaded circle, legend around. Inscription: [E · ]D · G · ROSA · [SINE · SPINA ·]
Reverse: Quartered shield of arms over long cross fourchée within beaded circle. Inscription: CIVI TAS L[ON DON]
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 1602
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.46 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th January 2022
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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 bust of Queen Elizabeth I left within beaded circle
Obverse inscription: [E · ]D · G · ROSA · [SINE · SPINA ·]
Reverse description: Quartered shield of arms over long cross fourchée within beaded circle
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS L[ON DON]
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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
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