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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-E59DD9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval silver coin; an Elizabeth I penny. Uncertain Initial mark. Minted in London, c. AD 1561-1582. North Number 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: Circa AD 1561
Date to: Circa AD 1582
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.31 g
Diameter: 13.7 mm
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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
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 with
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: square shield on long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Canterbury (District)
Parish or ward: Herne and Broomfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR1766
Four figure Latitude: 51.35162233
Four figure longitude: 1.11497745
1:25K map: TR1766
1:10K map: TR16NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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