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COIN

Unique ID: LANCUM-7818BA

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver Elizabeth I penny of the second issue with the initial mark a martlet dating to 1560-61AD. Obv: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA. Rev: CIVITAS LONDON (N 1988). The diameter is 14mm and the weight 0.45g.

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 1560
Date to: Exactly AD 1561

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 14 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd June 2016 - Thursday 2nd June 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, 1558-1561 (N 1988)
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Hyndburn (District)
Parish or ward: St. Oswald's (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD7225
Four figure Latitude: 53.72065036
Four figure longitude: -2.42578868
1:25K map: SD7225
1:10K map: SD72NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

References cited

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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