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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-8790A4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
silver
Coin. Threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dated 1575. Third issue, mintmark 27 Eglantine.
Obverse description: Bust left with rose.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH.DG.ANG[---]REGINA
Reverse description: Long Cross, Arms on shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M.MEV[--]
Diameter: 19.36mm, Weight: 1.41gms, Die axis: 12
Class:
Threepence of Elizabeth I
Inscription:
obverse: ELIZABETH.DG.ANG[---]REGINA reverse: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M.MEV[--]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1575
Date to: Exactly AD 1575
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.41 g
Diameter: 19.36 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th May 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM14691
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: Bust left with rose.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH.DG.ANG[---]REGINA
Reverse description: Long Cross, Arms on shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M.MEV[--]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Greenfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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