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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-5D7DA2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark coronet, dated 1569 on coin, North 1998
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1569
Date to: Exactly AD 1569
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.32 g
Diameter: 20.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010
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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 her head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Square topped shield on long cross fourchee with date, 1569, above shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI/ DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Near Middleton on Sea
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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