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Unique ID: IOW-C4BF53
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver Elizabeth I penny, c.AD 1582-1600, Spink 2580/North 2017, London mint.
Obverse: Crowned bust facing left. Part of the inscription missing due to tearing. Inscription: E;D;[G;ROSA S]INE SPINA
Reverse: Shield on long cross. Inscription: LONDON CIVITAS
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1582
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.33 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th July 2020
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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, 1582-1603 (N 2017)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left. Part of the inscription missing due to tearing.
Obverse inscription: E;D;[G;ROSA S]INE SPINA
Reverse description: Shield on long cross.
Reverse inscription: LONDON CIVITAS
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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