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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-86EA94
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I dating to the period AD 1560 - 1561 (First coinage). Cross crosslet initial mark. Tower mint. See: North, Vol. II, p. 110, no. 1988.
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 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 4th November 2016 - Friday 4th November 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IND28042017JS
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 left
Obverse inscription: [E] D G ROSA SINE SP[INA]
Reverse description: Shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS / LON/DON
Initial mark: Cross crosslet
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
Parish or ward: St. Margaret, South Elmham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM3183
Four figure Latitude: 52.39623923
Four figure longitude: 1.39390378
1:25K map: TM3183
1:10K map: TM38SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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