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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-0A56A6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I, martlet initial mark, 1560-1561 AD. North: 1988. C.5% of the flan is missing due to a chipped edge.
Notes:
Measurements taken from images supplied
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 14 mm
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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. SPIN[A]
Reverse description: Square topped shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/L[O]N/DON
Initial mark: Marlett
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ashperton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO6441
Four figure Latitude: 52.066194
Four figure longitude: -2.526569
1:25K map: SO6441
1:10K map: SO64SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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