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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-1E5FA7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Penny of Elizabeth I; second issue, possibly mm castle (1570-2); struck off flan/struck twice
no measurements since coin was sealed within sleeve
North 2001
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1570
Date to: Exactly AD 1572
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st December 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield with date above, on long cross fourchee dividing legend
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: castle?
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Fylde (District)
To be known as: Fylde
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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