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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-CAB196
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-Medieval shilling of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), third coinage (1583-1603), dated 1595 and measuring 26.5mm and weighing 2.56g. Part of the flan is damaged and jagged.
Obverse: Bust left, rose behind bust
EL[...] ANG FR ET HIB REGI
Reverse: A square topped shield over a long cross fourchee dividing the legend, 1595 above
POSVI/DEV AD/ IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Woolpack
Reference: North 2014
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1595
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.56 g
Diameter: 26.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 28th December 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3557
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
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind bust
Obverse inscription: EL[...] ANG FR ET HIB REGI
Reverse description: A square topped shield over a long cross fourchee dividing the legend, 1595 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/ IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Woolpack
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Stanford Dingley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 2014 |
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