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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-588544
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval silver coin; a penny of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), uncertain issue, initial mark illegible. Mint of London. Compare North (1991) page 133 - 137, number 1988, 2001 or 2017. The edges are damaged and the coin is pierced at 12 o'clock on the reverse, from the reverse, between the shield and the legend. It is 13mm diameter, 0.5mm thick and 0.25g.
Notes:
This coin does not meet the requirements of the 1996 Treasure Act because although it is pierced in a way which respects the orientation of the reverse cross, pierced coins of this date are found in hoards suggesting that they could re-enter the currency and still function as a coin. Therefore, the piercing alone is not enough evidence to support such coins being considered as Treasure.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1558
Date to: Exactly AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.25 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 31st January 2016 - Sunday 31st January 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2859
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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, not further defined (N 1988, 2001, 2017)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: [EDG R]OSA SINE [SPINA]
Reverse description: square topped shield over a long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: [CIVITAS LON]DON
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Scotton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8999
Four figure Latitude: 53.48020819
Four figure longitude: -0.66037168
1:25K map: SK8999
1:10K map: SK89NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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