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Unique ID: SWYOR-FF5846
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post-Medieval silver coin: a penny of Elizabeth I (AD 1558 - 1603), second issue, portcullis initial mark dating from AD 1565 - 1567. It is 14.3mm in diameter and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 0.46gm.
Reference: North (1991), volume 2, page 135, number 2001.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1565
Date to: Exactly AD 1567
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.46 g
Diameter: 14.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th July 2015 - Wednesday 29th July 2015
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Other reference: PAS form number 2810
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, 1561-1582 (N 2001)
Obverse description: A crowned bust of the queen, facing left.
Obverse inscription: E [D G RO]SA SIN[E SPI]NA
Reverse description: A square topped shield over a long cross fourchee dividing the legend.
Reverse inscription: [CIV]ITAS [L]ON[DON]
Initial mark: Portcullis.
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4272
Four figure Latitude: 54.14212505
Four figure longitude: -1.35858183
1:25K map: SE4272
1:10K map: SE47SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 135 | 2001 |