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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-F26640
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1560 to 1561; initial mark cross crosslet, minted at London, North (1991:133) no.1988. The edge of the coin is folded, bent and torn.
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: 0.36 g
Diameter: 14.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2016 - Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 17341
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 description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: E['. D'. G'.] ROSA . SINE . SPINA
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[TAS]/ LON/DON
Initial mark: Cross crosslet
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Ilminster CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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