WMID-06FBAB: Post medieval coin: Cut quarter of a penny of either Edward VI to Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-06FBAB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A complete cut quarter, probably from a penny, probably issued by Elizabeth I (AD 1558 to AD 1603), but it could date from AD 1547 to AD 1603, due to the style of the shield.

Length: 8.1 mm
Width: 8.1 mm
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.2 g

Evidence of reuse: Cut quarter

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 1547
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 8.1 mm
Width: 8.1 mm
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.2 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd May 2015 - Sunday 3rd May 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Uncertain
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII - Charles I
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver coin of Henry VII to Charles I, rev. coat of arms
Obverse description: unclear
Obverse inscription: [ ]S I[ ]
Reverse description: square shield
Reverse inscription: illegible
Initial mark: unclear
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Stafford (District)
Parish or ward: Stowe-by-Chartley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ9928
Four figure Latitude: 52.8494997
Four figure longitude: -2.01629176
1:25K map: SJ9928
1:10K map: SJ92NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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