2024-03-29T12:49:28+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results2120Suffolk1CountyStruck or hammeredPOST MEDIEVAL1Certain6286786Metal detectorTHESF073AE3.jpg159342018GPS (from the finder)Elizabeth_I_of_England14051156461PMDistrictCertain422290SF1564723.761561Restricted Accessx410472.81St. Edmundsbury10892Crown (gold)2019-01-07T14:41:19ZReturned to finderEasternCirca
A gold hammered crown of Elizabeth I, dating c. 1560-1561. First coinage, Tower mint, initial mark: cross-crosslet. The coin is creased across its middle, but otherwise preserved in good condition.
Alexander BlissElizabeth I of England23Thelnetham3158SF-073C8B924922Crowned bust left+SCVTVM: FIDEI: PROEGET: EAM11POST MEDIEVALCOINRestricted Accessfinds-92492211Crown: Elizabeth I, 1558-1561 (N 1983, 1995, 2010, 2020)26346668The Tower of London 101SF-073AE36Complete1560x41047images/alexbliss/110401381PAS5BE073AE0012BF42018-11-05T16:45:34ZRoyal arms crowned, flanked by cipher 'E R'Certainx410472Regular2018-09-28T23:00:00Z36CertainPOST MEDIEVALGold41425x34500PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALEnglish coin early Modern 1489 - 1660Certain+ELIZABETH:D.G.ANG FR ET HI.' REGINACivil Parish172022-07-14T07:14:56.605Z3Greater London Authority1Greater London AuthorityStruck or hammered1CertainFieldwalking10.1084.jpg414412010From a paper mapElizabeth_I_of_England1418901PM
John Naylor comments:
This probably isn't a modern or Victorian forgery but that is always a possibility. The background for forgery in this period comes from C.E. Challis (1978) "The Tudor Coinage" (Manchester University Press), p. 289-92. It appears that there was a problem with forgery in the Elizabethan period, especially copies of the silver coinage (groats, shillings and half-sovereigns, sometimes pence and halfpence) but copies of gold crowns and foreign coins 'of many kinds' were also well known. Challis suggested that counterfeits made abroad were an especial problem, mostly from France, the Low Countries and (especially problematic) Italy. One example cited was of a Yorkshire merchant who was pardoned for importing counterfeit half sovereigns and crowns manufactured in Rouen and Dieppe. In 1565 there was documented evidence for Flemish counterfeit angels. It seems likely that gold coinage was counterfeited less than silver simply because gold was not used by the normal population but the by the higher clases, with 'accountants' and as a result would have been more easily spotted and stopped. This coin fits into a pattern of forgery in the period.
London BoroughCertain422288SUR1077722.741603Greenwich Westx41047200932022.17Greenwich11728Crown (silver)2011-01-12T15:27:15ZReturned to finderLondonCirca
A counterfeit crown of Elizabeth I.
The coin is now dark grey and an original crown is of course gold. It is not clear of which metal this coin is made. There is a hint of yellow metal on one edge.
David WilliamsElizabeth I of England22-0.0287243158SUR-9E09234227962110-1084COINTQ3777finds-42279613Crown: Elizabeth I, 1558-1561 (N 1983, 1995, 2010, 2020)101SUR-4861A3Complete1558images/margaretb/13107891PAS4D24861A00155942011-01-05T14:54:18ZCertain2Cross/crossletContemporary copy2010-07-31T23:00:00Z1National importanceCertain51.47538POST MEDIEVALSilver414281Circahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660CertainLondon Borough Ward172022-07-14T07:09:51.764Z