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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-3FEAFA
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and worn post-Medieval base penny of Philip and Mary (1554-1558). Initial mark: halved rose and castle (North 1991: 129, ref: 1976).
Obverse: P.Z.M.D.G.R[OSA SI[NE SPINE] (a rose without thorns) ; Rose.
Reverse: CIVI/TAS/[LON/D]ON; Long cross fourchée over royal shield.
Diameter: 15.5mm. Weight: 0.54g. DA=12:5.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1554
Date to: Exactly AD 1558
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.54 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd December 2017 - Sunday 3rd December 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-8-84
Materials and construction
Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Philip of Spain and Mary Tudor
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Base Penny: Philip and Mary, 1554-1558 (N 1976)
Obverse description: Rose
Obverse inscription: P.Z.M.D.G.R[OSA SI[NE SPINE] (a rose without thorns)
Reverse description: Long cross fourchée over royal shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/[LON/D]ON
Initial mark: Halved rose and castle
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | 129 | 1976 |
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