Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WAW-57F5A1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) minted in London between 1558 and 1603. North Nos. 1988, 2001 or 2017.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1558
Date to: Exactly AD 1603
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.38 g
Diameter: 13.08 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th March 2016 - Sunday 27th March 2016
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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, not further defined (N 1988, 2001, 2017)
Obverse description: Bust facing left.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Shield with a cross over it. Dated 1592.
Reverse inscription: CIVI / TAS / LON / DON
Initial mark: Illegible.
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SO8162
Four figure Latitude: 52.2558389
Four figure longitude: -2.27976576
1:25K map: SO8162
1:10K map: SO86SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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