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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-C0DF17
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval penny of Elizabeth I dating from c. AD1558-1603. Initial mark: unknown.
Obv: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA crowned bust left
Rev: CIVITAS LONDON long cross fourchee dividing legend over square shield
NB: Image and findspot information kindly provided by the finder/rally organiser.
Subsequent actions
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: Circa AD 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.43 mm
Width: 13.23 mm
Weight: 0.41 g
Diameter: 13.43 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th October 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Elizabeth I, not further defined (N 1988, 2001, 2017)
Obverse description: crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: long cross fourchee dividing legend over square shield
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Milton Keynes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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