Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-89FD16
Object type certainty: Certain
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Fragment of silver hammered shilling of Elizabeth I. Mint mark obscured, possibly lion, dating to 1566-7.
Obverse: bust left. ELIZA[ ]
Reverse: sheild.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Quantity: 1
Length: 21 mm
Width: 14 mm
Weight: 1.33 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th May 2011
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Elizabeth I, not further defined (N 1985, 2014, 2022, 2023)
Obverse description: bust left
Obverse inscription: ELIZA[ ]
Reverse description: sheild
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP5653
Four figure Latitude: 52.172428
Four figure longitude: -1.182559
1:25K map: SP5653
1:10K map: SP55SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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