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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-BB62EB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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 1572
Date to: Circa AD 1572

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 20.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 23rd December 2021 - Thursday 23rd December 2021

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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 behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DG ANG FR ET [ ]A
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend. Date (1572) above.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV AD IVTORE [ ] MEV
Initial mark: ermine
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine