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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-885A62
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver
Coin. Penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), fifth issue of 1582-1600.
Obverse description: Bust left, two pellets right of head, so possibly fifth issue, confirmed by mintmark 60: bell.
Obverse inscription: D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINA.
Reverse description: Long Cross, Arms of England and France on shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Diameter: 16.61mm, Weight: 0.98gms, die axis: 2.
Class:
Penny of Elizabeth I
Inscription:
obverse: D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINA. reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/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 1582
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.98 g
Diameter: 16.61 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th May 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM14692
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, 1582-1603 (N 2017)
Obverse description: Bust left, two pellets right of head, so possibly fifth issue
Obverse inscription: D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINA
Reverse description: Long Cross, Arms of England and France on shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Greenfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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