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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-8729B2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark possibly key, possibly 1595-1598 AD, North 2017
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1595
Date to: Exactly AD 1598
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.36 g
Diameter: 13.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th April 2010
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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: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: [E] D G [R]OSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square topped shield over long cross fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ LON/DON
Initial mark: (Key) / none
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
To be known as: Near Upper Beeding
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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