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COIN
Unique ID: NCL-9BAD81
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of Elizabeth I, struck during the first issue between 1558-1561. North Number: 1988.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1558
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 14.48 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Tuesday 29th March 2011
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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, 1558-1561 (N 1988)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Shield on longcross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Thwing (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0670
Four figure Latitude: 54.114957
Four figure longitude: -0.379907
1:25K map: TA0670
1:10K map: TA07SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 133 | No. 1988 |
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