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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-46A136
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), minted at London. Initial mark: martlet, 1560-1561 (North 1991: 133, ref: 1988).
Obverse: E.D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINA (A rose without thorns); Crowned bust left
Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON; Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription
Diameter: 14.2mm. Weight: 0.45g. DA=12:1
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1560
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 14.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-2-400
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, 1558-1561 (N 1988)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: E.D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINA (A rose without thorns)
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Martlet
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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