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MEDALLION
Unique ID: LON-BE2240
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead alloy medalet depicting Elizabeth I on one side and justice on the other, dated 1588. Pierced in two places.
Evidence of reuse: Pierced twice
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 1588
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Weight: 5.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 1995
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Other reference numbers
Museum accession number: 2458/820 l
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Uncertain
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust of Elizabeth I facing, wearing a ruff, shoulders and bodice visible
Obverse inscription: GOD SA[VE] THE QVENE
Reverse description: Justice standing, holding scales to the left. Date 1588 below
Reverse inscription: CONCILIO [...] NI.SI.
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Southwark (London Borough)
To be known as: St. Saviour's Wharf
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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