WMID-1B3334: Post medieval coin: Penny of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-1B3334

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post Medieval coin: An incomplete struck / hammered silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603), minted in London between 1561 and 1583 AD.

Diameter: 13.97mm
Thickness: 1.2mm
Weight: 0.4 grams

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 1561
Date to: Circa AD 1583

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 13.97 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

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, 1561-1582 (N 2001)
Obverse description: ?crowned head facing left
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: Shield with arms of England
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS[ ]DON
Initial mark: unclear
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: South Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Penkridge (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ9113
Four figure Latitude: 52.71458164
Four figure longitude: -2.1346643
1:25K map: SJ9113
1:10K map: SJ91SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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