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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-FB2093
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and bent silver penny of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), dating to the period AD 1578-1580. Plain cross initial mark on both faces. Mint of London. North 2001.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1578
Date to: Exactly AD 1580
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.53 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 14.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Friday 11th April 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2014.413
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, 1561-1582 (N 2001)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Longe cross dividing legend and over square shield
Reverse inscription: [CIVI]TAS LON[DON]
Initial mark: Plain cross
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Lighthorne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3256
Four figure Latitude: 52.20130673
Four figure longitude: -1.53319847
1:25K map: SP3256
1:10K map: SP35NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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