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Unique ID: HAMP-D36653
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete post-medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). First coinage (North 1988). Initial mark: martlet, dating to 1560-1561. Mint of London (Tower). North (1975, 110).
Around 10% of the flan has been lost to a ragged break at one point of the circumference. This coin measures 14.5mm in diameter, 0.4mm in thickness, and weighs 0.35g
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum - not a Treasure case
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: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.35 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th May 1986 - Thursday 15th May 1986
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Other reference: Winchester Collections AY 568
Museum accession number: WINCM: AY 568.548
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threepence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1998)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left within beaded circle
Obverse inscription: E. D [G ROSA] . SINE . SPINA
Reverse description: Square top shield over cross within beaded circle
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[TAS]/ LON/DON
Initial mark: martlet
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU5828
Four figure Latitude: 51.04842944
Four figure longitude: -1.17396369
1:25K map: SU5828
1:10K map: SU52NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 110 | 1998 |