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Unique ID: SOM-CD8265
Object type certainty: Certain
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Post-Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1584 to 1587. Escallop initial mark. North (1991:137) 2017.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1584
Date to: Exactly AD 1587
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 13.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 29th October 2016 - Saturday 29th October 2016
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Other reference: SCC receipt 19066
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, 1582-1603 (N 2017)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: E D G ROS[A] SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS /LON/D[ON]
Initial mark: Escallop
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |