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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-69DDCD
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete clipped silver threepence of Elizabeth I 1558 - 1603), Coronet initial mark and dated to 1567.
As North (1991) Volume 2, p 135 no. 1998.
Measurements: diameter 19.03mm, thickness 1.00mm, weight 1.43g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1567
Date to: Exactly AD 1567
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.43 g
Diameter: 19.03 mm
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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 facing left with rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH [D G ANG FRA ET HI R]EGINA
Reverse description: Longcross fourchee over shield with date 1567 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI/[DEV AD/IVTORE/MMEV
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
Parish or ward: Henfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ2014
Four figure Latitude: 50.91300083
Four figure longitude: -0.29441757
1:25K map: TQ2014
1:10K map: TQ21SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 135 | 1998 |
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