Rights Holder: Oxfordshire County Council
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Unique ID: OXON-C2BCDA
Object type certainty: Certain
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Post Medieval coin: three farthings of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) minted in London between 1572 and 1573. North No. 2002.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1572
Date to: Exactly AD 1573
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.32 g
Diameter: 12.99 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2020 - Monday 30th November 2020
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Three farthings
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threefarthings: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 2002)
Obverse description: Bust facing left with a rose behind.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Shield with a long cross over it. Dated 1572.
Reverse inscription: CIVI / TAS / LON / DON
Initial mark: Ermine
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP5912
Four figure Latitude: 51.80353776
Four figure longitude: -1.14573661
1:25K map: SP5912
1:10K map: SP51SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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