ESS-644293: Silver threepence of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: ESS-644293

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Silver three pence of Elizabeth I. North 1998.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1566

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.17 g
Diameter: 18.12 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2005

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: ID 4302

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Threepence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left with rose behind (now illegible)
Obverse inscription: [ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA]
Reverse description: Royal shield on long cross
Reverse inscription: POSUI DEU ADIUTOREM MEU (I have made God my helper)

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: Copford

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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 1998

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Audit data

Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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