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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-62B64E
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark Eglantine, , dated 157[...] on coin, AD 1573-1577, minted at London, North (1991:135), no.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 1573
Date to: Exactly AD 1577
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.55 mm
Weight: 1.09 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16737
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 facing left, rose behind her head
Obverse inscription: [EL]IZAB[ETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA]
Reverse description: Square topped shield over long cross fourchee with a date, 157[...] above the shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI/ DE[V AD/IVTORE/M MEV]
Initial mark: Eglantine
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Crewkerne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 135 | 1998 | |
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 135 | 1998 |
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