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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-671005
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval coin: penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) minted in London probably between 1578 and 1580 AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1578
Date to: Exactly AD 1580
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 13.44 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th March 2011
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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, 1561-1582 (N 2001)
Obverse description: Bust facing left, crowned.
Obverse inscription: [E D G ROSA SINE SPINA]
Reverse description: Plain shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVI / TAS / [LON / DON]
Initial mark: Probably a Plain cross (1578-1580).
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Brailes (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP2940
Four figure Latitude: 52.057628
Four figure longitude: -1.578452
1:25K map: SP2940
1:10K map: SP24SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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