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COIN
Unique ID: SF-8F56F5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver penny of Elizabeth I, dating to the period AD 1567-70. Second issue. Coronet initial mark.
North vol.II, 112, 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 1567
Date to: Exactly AD 1570
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.76 mm
Weight: 0.36 g
Diameter: 14.57 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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, no rose behind the head.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield on a long cross fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Shottisham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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