SOMDOR-DF8FE2: DF8FE2. Penny of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: SOMDOR-DF8FE2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Silver coin of Elizabeth I. Penny of the third issue (North No. 2017). Diameter 13.48 mm. Weight 0.44 g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1601
Date to: Circa AD 1603

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.44 g
Diameter: 13.48 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st February 2007

Personal details

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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: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2017)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left.
Obverse inscription: E D G [ROSA SINE SPINA]
Reverse description: Shield and long cross
Reverse inscription: [CIVITAS] LOND[ON]
Initial mark: Woolpack
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: Near Dorchester

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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