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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-06A5AD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I, dating to the period AD 1600-1601. First coinage, cross crosslet initial mark. London mint. North (1991: 133) no. 1988. The coin has been peirced off centre from the reverse.
Notes:
Peirced coins appear in contemporary hoards and were not removed from circulation as currency, they thus do not qualify as potential treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1600
Date to: Exactly AD 1601
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.33 g
Diameter: 13.99 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th January 2018 - Sunday 7th January 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
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: A square shield on a long cross fourchée dividing the legend.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS LON/DON
Initial mark: Cross crosslet
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Alderbury (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU1925
Four figure Latitude: 51.02405976
Four figure longitude: -1.73047008
1:25K map: SU1925
1:10K map: SU12NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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