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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-0F1BE3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Evidence of reuse: Coin is pierced. Unclear if this represents reuse.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1565
Date to: AD 1565

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.96 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st February 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Threepence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threepence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1998)
Obverse description: (Crowned bust left with a rose behing the head).
Obverse inscription: ( )H( )REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend. Date, 15(6)5 above the shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M( )
Initial mark: Pheon
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor