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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-E614E4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark coronet, dated 1567 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 1567
Date to: Exactly AD 1567
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 1.04 g
Diameter: 19 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020777
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 right with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB[ETH] D G ANG FR[A ET H]I REGINA
Reverse description: Square topped shield over long cross fourchee with date, 1567, above shield.
Reverse inscription: POS[VI/ DEV AD]/IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alvediston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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