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Unique ID: SF-58AE3E
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete silver post-medieval penny of Elizabeth I, dating to the period AD 1560-1. First issue. Martlet initial mark.
North vol.II, 110, no.1988.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1560
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.53 mm
Weight: 0.54 g
Diameter: 14.84 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st August 2015
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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: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: E.D.G. ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield on a long cross fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Martlet
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
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Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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