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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-EB8B3A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Penny of Elizabeth I Date to 1558-1603. Obverse: crowned bust facing left [E D G ROS]A [SINE SPINA] Reverse: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross [CIVITAS] LONDON
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 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.69 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st October 2017 - Saturday 27th January 2018
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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, not further defined (N 1988, 2001, 2017)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: [E D G ROS]A [SINE SPINA]
Reverse description: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross
Reverse inscription: [CIVITAS] LONDON
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
To be known as: Forest of Dean
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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