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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-BB6944

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1562

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.86 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 25.65 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 15th June 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
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, Milled coinage, 1560-1571 (N 2022, 2023)
Obverse description: Ornate crowned bust facing left. Rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DG ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee. 1562 above shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVM AD IVTORE MMEV
Initial mark: unclear
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine