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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-7DF32A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Clipped silver Elizabeth I Threepence. London mint. Initial mark Ermine. Dated 1572 above shield on reverse. North 1998.
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 1572
Date to: Exactly AD 1572
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd December 2013 - Thursday 29th May 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 59835
Other reference: ECKW062014
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: Crowned bust left rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABE[..]D G AN[...]
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIV[...]EM MEV
Initial mark: Ermine
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Hingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG0202
Four figure Latitude: 52.57827959
Four figure longitude: 0.97983244
1:25K map: TG0202
1:10K map: TG00SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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