ESS-348A23: Modern forgery of a Post Medieval coin of Mary

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COIN

Unique ID: ESS-348A23

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Late 19th Century fabrication (Spink, 2004, pg. 233) of a base penny of Mary I.

Obverse: MDG ROSE SINE SPINA, a rose

Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON, square topped shield over long cross fourchee, dividing legend.

Two o'clock die axis

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.61 g
Diameter: 15.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th September 2013 - Monday 18th November 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: CIMS OEF 7466

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Uttlesford (District)
To be known as: White Roothing

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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