BH-0DF394: Post-Medieval coin: penny of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: BH-0DF394

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A pierced, Post-Medieval, sliver penny of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), dating to AD 1561-1582. Second Issue. Rose initial mark. Mint of London. North (1975), p.112, no.2001.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1561
Date to: Circa AD 1582

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.43 g
Diameter: 13.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 26th June 2019 - Saturday 29th June 2019

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust, l. Beaded inner circle.
Obverse inscription: EDG ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Squared shield on longcross fourchee dividing the legend. Beaded inner circle.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Rose initial mark.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Sandy (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL1847
Four figure Latitude: 52.10874905
Four figure longitude: -0.27837341
1:25K map: TL1847
1:10K map: TL14NE
Grid reference source: From finder
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.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son	112	2001

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Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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