Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-E604C4
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete struck / hammered silver penny of Elizabeth I (AD 1558 to AD 1603), dating to the period AD 1560 to AD 1561, issued as part of the first issue of coinage between AD 1558 and AD 1560. CIVITAS LONDON reverse type depicting a square shield on a long cross fourchee dividing the legend. Tower Mint. North 1988.
Diameter: 15.0 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 18th November 2013
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 facing left
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS LON DON
Initial mark: cross crosslet
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK1415
Four figure Latitude: 52.73245933
Four figure longitude: -1.79411215
1:25K map: SK1415
1:10K map: SK11NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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