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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-E683B3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An Early Post-Medieval gold crown of Elizabeth I, second issue (1561-82). It measures 22.84mm in diameter and weighs 2.66g.
Obverse: Crowned bust to left in plain dress
ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA (initial mark coronet)
shield with ER at sides
SCVTVM FIDEI PROTEGET EAM (initial mark coronet)
Reference: North Volume II no.1995.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1561
Date to: Circa AD 1582
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.66 g
Diameter: 22.84 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th November 2011 - Wednesday 23rd November 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Gold: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1991/1 - 1996)
Obverse description: Crowned bust to left in plain dress
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield with ER at sides
Reverse inscription: SCVTVM FIDEI PROTEGET EAM
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: New Forest (District)
To be known as: Fordingbridge
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 1995 |
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