Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second Issue (1560-1561) with bust 3C on obverse but mintmark missing, without rose or date, Spink 2558, perforated for later suspension.
Evidence of reuse: perforated for suspension
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1560
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 10.45 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st October 2017 - Sunday 1st October 2017
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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 3C facing left
Obverse inscription: E.D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINA
Reverse description: square shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: missing
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SX0665
Four figure Latitude: 50.45268083
Four figure longitude: -4.73417728
1:25K map: SX0665
1:10K map: SX05SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Spink and Son Ltd | 2008 | Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition | London | Spink | p.237 | no.2558 |