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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-AAF5F0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1597 to 1600. Third coinage, initial mark anchor . Mint of London (Tower). North (1991, 137).
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 1597
Date to: Exactly AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 13.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd July 2018 - Monday 22nd October 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 017933
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, 1582-1603 (N 2017)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: E. D. G [ROS]A. SINE [ . SPIN]A
Reverse description: Square topped Royal shield on long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: C[IVI/T]AS / [LON/DO]N
Initial mark: Anchor
Die axis measurement: 10 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)
To be known as: Martock
Spatial coordinates
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. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son |
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