SWYOR-1A5233: Post Medieval Coin; penny of Elizabeth I, second issue

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-1A5233

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A post-Medieval silver coin: a penny of Elizabeth I, second issue, dating from AD1580 - 1581. There is some edge damage and the coin has been pierced with a circular hole behind the queen's head, from the obverse. It is 13.4mm in diameter and 0.4mm thick. It weighs 0.27gm.

Reference: North, 1991, volume 2 page135, number 2001

Notes:

This coin does not meet the requirements of the 1996 Treasure Act because pierced coins of this date are known in hoards suggesting that they remained in circulation and in use as a coin despite being pierced. Therefore, the piercing alone is not enough evidence to support such coins being considered as Treasure.

Subsequent actions

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 1580
Date to: Exactly AD 1581

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.27 g
Diameter: 13.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Thursday 22nd February 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3101

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, 1561-1582 (N 2001)
Obverse description: A crowned bust of the queen left.
Obverse inscription: E D [G R]OSA SINE [SPIN]A
Reverse description: A square topped shield over a long cross fourchee dividing the legend..
Reverse inscription: [C]IVITAS [L]ON[DON]
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Knottingley (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5022
Four figure Latitude: 53.69206143
Four figure longitude: -1.2442882
1:25K map: SE5022
1:10K map: SE52SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	135	2001

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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