BUC-663DEB: Post Medieval coin: shilling of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: BUC-663DEB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver post medieval shilling of Elizabeth I (1558-1603AD). Tun initial mark dating to 1591/2-94, third coinage. Mint of London. North 1991 Volume II, page 136, number 2014.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1591
Date to: Circa AD 1594

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.3 g
Diameter: 30.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th December 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4598

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2014)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: ELIZA.B.D.G.ANG.FR.ET.HIB.REGI
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV.AD/IVTORE/M.MEV
Initial mark: Tun
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Leckhampstead (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7237
Four figure Latitude: 52.0267508
Four figure longitude: -0.95201266
1:25K map: SP7237
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date find submitted for recording
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1991	English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son Ltd	Page 136	Number 2014

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

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