Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-319E26
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Post Medieval coin; probably a three pence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558 - 1603), second coinage (AD 1561 - 1582). See North number 1998. The coin is bent and very worn. The coin is 20.6mm diameter, 0.47mm thick and 1.23g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1561
Date to: Circa AD 1582
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.47 mm
Weight: 1.23 g
Diameter: 20.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Thursday 15th May 2014
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Other reference: PAS form number 2180
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: illegible
Obverse inscription: [ELIZ]A[... REG]INA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee and square topped shield
Reverse inscription: [POSVI DEV A]DIV[TOREM MEV]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE5547
Four figure Latitude: 53.91623488
Four figure longitude: -1.16412211
1:25K map: SE5547
1:10K map: SE54NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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