WMID-EB0512: Possible Post Medieval Coin: Possible Threepence of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-EB0512

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post Medieval Coin: A possible heavily worn threepence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558 to AD 1603), possibly dating to between AD 1561 to AD 1582. Mint: Possibly Tower Mint (London). Possibly North 1998.

Diameter: 16.6 mm
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.1 g

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
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 16.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th December 2013

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Threepence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threepence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1998)
Obverse description: Unclear. Possibly crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: Possibly: E[ ]NA
Reverse description: unclear
Reverse inscription: illegible
Initial mark: illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: North West Leicestershire (District)
Parish or ward: Snarestone (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK3409
Four figure Latitude: 52.67764043
Four figure longitude: -1.49855882
1:25K map: SK3409
1:10K map: SK30NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst searching with a metal detector

References cited

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Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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