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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-31C8D4
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver threepence of Elizabeth I. Third issue coin, minted at London, dated 1574 on coin. Eglantine mintmark. Spink 2566, North Vol 2 1998.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1574
Date to: Exactly AD 1574
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 12th September 2014
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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: Crowned bust left, rose in right field.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Shield and long cross, date above.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Eglantine
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Willoughby Hedge
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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