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Unique ID: DOR-6A4EB9
Object type certainty: Certain
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A penny of Elizabeth I dating to 1558 - 1561. First issue. Initial marks cross crosslet. Mint of London.
Reference: North Volume II No. 1988
Date: Post Medieval
Diameter: 14.07 mm
Weiht: 0.46 g
Die axis: 12
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
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 1561
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.46 g
Diameter: 14.07 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 24th November 2014
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Other reference: SCMS 016688
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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, 1558-1561 (N 1988)
Obverse description: No detail surviving
Obverse inscription: E D G [ROSA] SINE : SPINA :
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI[TAS] LON/DON
Initial mark: Cross crosslet
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: ST7820
Four figure Latitude: 50.97898407
Four figure longitude: -2.31474914
1:25K map: ST7820
1:10K map: ST72SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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