LANCUM-2B69D2: Post Medieval silver hammered coin of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: LANCUM-2B69D2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post Medieval silver hammered coin of Elizabeth I, a penny possibly of the second issue. The initial mark is possibly a cross-crosslet on the obverse If this is so it would indicate it was produced at Thomas Stanley's mint in the Tower of London. Dates to between c1560 and c1561 AD.

The diameter is 14mm and the weight 0.60g.

Obverse inscription is E D G ROSA SINE SPINA and the reverse inscription is CIVI/TAS/LON/DON.

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: 0.6 g
Diameter: 14 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th March 2018 - Thursday 15th March 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

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, 1582-1603 (N 2017)
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: cross-crosslet

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Edenham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0523
Four figure Latitude: 52.79435892
Four figure longitude: -0.44423743
1:25K map: TF0523
1:10K map: TF02SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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