Rights Holder: Durham County Council
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Unique ID: DUR-4111B9
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete silver threepence of Elizabeth I dating to 1572. North Number 1998.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1572
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 19.3 mm
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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: Left facing crowned bust with rose
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourcheé 1572 date above
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEVAD/IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Ermine
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4871
Four figure Latitude: 54.13261426
Four figure longitude: -1.26690344
1:25K map: SE4871
1:10K map: SE47SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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