LVPL-5FAA00: LVPL-5FAA00 Elizabeth I Silver Threepence

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-5FAA00

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver hammered threepence of Elizabeth I, c.1565. Obverse Description: Crowned bust facing left with rose behind. Obverse Legend: ELIZABETH D G [ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA]. Reverse Description: Long cross fourchee dividing legend over square shield with date above. Reverse Legend: POSVI[DEV ADIVTOREM MEV]. Mint mark: Rose. Diameter: 18mm. Weight: 1.1g. Period: Post-Medieval. Reference: North 1998. Recorded at Combermere Abbey Rally in 2008.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1565
Date to: AD 1565

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th February 2008

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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
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 HIB REGINA].
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee dividing legend over square shield with date above.
Reverse inscription: POSVI[DEV ADIVTOREM MEV].
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Marbury cum Quoisley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ5843
Four figure Latitude: 52.982686
Four figure longitude: -2.627018
1:25K map: SJ5843
1:10K map: SJ54SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Combermere Abbey Metal Detecting Rally

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