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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-E60727
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper Irish penny of Elizabeth I
AD 1601
Length 19mm, weight 1.37g
Obverse: shield with the royal coat of arms
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G AN FRA ET HIBER RE
Reverse: crowned harp
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV[M]
Condition: fair
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1601
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.37 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2012 - Sunday 1st July 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 5477
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny or halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Type: Penny: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2017)
Obverse description: shield with the royal coat of arms
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G AN FRA ET HIBER RE
Reverse description: crowned harp
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV[M]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
To be known as: Forest of Dean
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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