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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-CC1CF9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Possibly a halfgroat or threepence of third issue of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dated 1569. Obverse description: Bust left.
Obverse inscription: ELIZ[--]G'.FR[--]INA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms with long cross, date over shield.
Reverse inscription: [--]DEV'AD/IVTORE/M[--]
Diameter: 19.3mm, Weight: 1.14gms, die axis: 1
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 1569
Date to: Exactly AD 1569
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.14 g
Diameter: 19.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 13th May 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM25436a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Uncertain
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver: Elizabeth I, not further defined
Obverse description: Bust left.
Obverse inscription: ELIZ[--]G’.FR[--]INA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms with long cross, date over shield.
Reverse inscription: [--]DEV’AD/IVTORE/M[--]
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Burwell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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