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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-B59CE1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Penny of Elizabeth I dating from c. AD1590-92. Initial mark a hand. North 2017.
Obv: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA Crowned bust facing right
Rev: CIVITAS LONDON long cross fourchee over square shield dividing legend
NB: The find was not seen by the FLO in person. Images, measurements and findspot information were kindly provided by the rally organiser.
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 1590
Date to: Circa AD 1592
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14 mm
Width: 13 mm
Weight: 0.44 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 31st March 2016
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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, 1582-1603 (N 2017)
Obverse description: crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: long cross fourchee over square shield dividing legend
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: hand
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Torksey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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