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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-6C3BA0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Initial mark illegible, London mint, not further defined (North 1988, 2001, 2017).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 25th August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PastfindersI
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, not further defined (N 1988, 2001, 2017)
Obverse description: Inner circle, Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: E D G [ROS]A SINE [SPINA]
Reverse description: Inner circle, Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Unclear
Die axis measurement: 12 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: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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