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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-C3DC97
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An Early Post-Medieval shilling of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), measuring 31mm and weighing 5.57g. The die axis is 10 and the coin is very worn.
Obverse: Crowned bust left
i.m. martlet ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse: Shield of arms over cross fourchée
i.m. POSVI DEV AD IVTORE M MEV
Mint: Tower (second issue), 1560-1
Reference: North 1985
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.57 g
Diameter: 31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2012 - Thursday 5th July 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Wiltshire Heritage Museum Form no.1463
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Elizabeth I, 1558-1561 (N 1985)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Shield of arms over cross fourchée
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV AD IVTORE M MEV
Initial mark: Martlet
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Warminster
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 1985 |
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