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Unique ID: WILT-51B6B0
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A silver post-medieval threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), portcullis initial mark, London mint.
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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1566
Date to: Circa AD 1566
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 19 mm
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Other reference: SSWM 3535
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Threepence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threepence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1998)
Obverse description: Trace of crowned bust left.
Obverse inscription: (portcullis)ELI[ZABE]TH:D.G ANG FR [...] REGINA
Reverse description: Shield of arms over long cross fourchée.
Reverse inscription: 15 66 above POSVI DEV AD IVTORE MEV.
Initial mark: Portcullis
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Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 1997 |