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Unique ID: SUSS-737655
Object type certainty: Certain
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Post Medieval silver three halfpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark Eglantine, dated 1575 on coin, North 2000
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1575
Quantity: 1
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 24th April 2010
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threehalfpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 2000)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: E D G R[OSA S]INE SPINA
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee with date, 1575, over shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ LON/DON
Initial mark: Eglantine
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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