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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-164C80
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), bell initial mark, minted at London, AD 1582-1583, North 2017
Notes:
This item was recorded at a rally and therefore the description and in particular photograph is likely to be below our usual standards.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1582
Date to: Exactly AD 1583
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 13.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th January 2012
Rally details.
This object was found at EDMC, North Curry, 29 Jan 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Rally ticket 475
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, 1582-1603 (N 2017)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield over a bifurcated long cross dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: [CIVI]/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Bell
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
Parish or ward: North Curry (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST3125
Four figure Latitude: 51.020215
Four figure longitude: -2.985116
1:25K map: ST3125
1:10K map: ST32NW
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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