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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-30C21F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver threepence of Elizabeth, second coinage, plain cross initial mark and dated 1578 on the reverse. London mint. As North 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: Circa AD 1582
Date to: Circa AD 1583
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.39 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 28th October 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: MWS
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)
Initial mark: Plain cross
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Steep (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU7723
Four figure Latitude: 51.00124767
Four figure longitude: -0.90402177
1:25K map: SU7723
1:10K map: SU72SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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