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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-DC20E5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Post Medieval silver shilling of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD), initial mark tun, 1591-1594 AD, North 2014.
Notes:
This has been 3-D imaged as part of the 3D-COFORM project, imaged at the university of Brighton
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 1591
Date to: Circa AD 1594
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.87 mm
Weight: 6 g
Diameter: 31.29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd October 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 3D-COFORM
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2014)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee dividing legend.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/ DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Tun
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Tenterden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 136 | 2014 |
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