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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-2F7449
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Irish penny of Elizabeth I, c.AD 1602, the initial mark is a martlet. Spink 6510A
The recorder has not seen the object and the identification is from the photograph only. The photograph was kindly provided by the finder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1602
Date to: Circa AD 1602
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.44 g
Diameter: 17.49 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014
Personal details
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: Dublin City
Type: Penny: Elizabeth I, not further defined (N 1988, 2001, 2017)
Obverse description: Crowned harp
Obverse inscription: []OSV[]
Reverse description: Royal shield
Reverse inscription: []
Initial mark: Martlet
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: Boston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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