Rights Holder: Isle of Wight Council
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Unique ID: IOW-535792
Object type certainty: Certain
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A post-Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), minted at London. Initial mark: [long cross], dated 1580 on coin (North 1991: 135, ref: 1998).
Obverse: [ELIZABETH.D.G.ANG.FR.]ET[.HI.REGINA]; Crowned bust left with a rose behind the head. Reverse; [POSVI/]DEV.AD/IVTOR[E/M.MEV] (I have made God my Helper); Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with date of 1580 above shield.
Class: Threepence
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1580
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.76 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th April 2011
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Other reference: IOW2011-1-210
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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 left with a rose behind the head]
Obverse inscription: [ELIZABETH.D.G.ANG.FR.]ET[.HI.REGINA]
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with date of 1580 above shield
Reverse inscription: [POSVI/]DEV.AD/IVTOR[E/M.MEV] (I have made God my Helper);
Initial mark: [Long cross]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 135 | 1998 |