SOM-9B5EC2: Post-medieval coin: Penny of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: SOM-9B5EC2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A post-medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Second coinage (North 2001). Initial mark: castle, dating to 1570-1572. Mint of London (Tower). North (1991, 135).

Dimensions: diameter 13.7 mm; thickness 0.4 mm; weight: 0.46 g. The penny has been bent such that its profile is now a shallow 'S'. The bust has mostly been worn away.

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 1570
Date to: Exactly AD 1572

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.46 g
Diameter: 13.7 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt 017632

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, 1561-1582 (N 2001)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: E. D.' G. ROSA . SINE . SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ LON/DON
Initial mark: Castle
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
Parish or ward: Odcombe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST5015
Four figure Latitude: 50.93226978
Four figure longitude: -2.71287864
1:25K map: ST5015
1:10K map: ST51NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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: SOM
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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