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COIN

Unique ID: SF-F94B0C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A silver hammered penny of Elizabeth I, dating to 1566. Tower mint, initial mark: portcullis.

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 1566
Date to: Exactly AD 1566

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 12.45 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 17th August 2018

Personal details

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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
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: E D G [ROSA] SINE SP[INA]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee quartering royal arms
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[TAS/LON/D]ON
Initial mark: Portcullis
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata


County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Bressingham

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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