Rights Holder: Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service
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Unique ID: ESS-728E85
Object type certainty: Certain
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Post Medieval silver coin: worn Threepence of Elizabeth I, dating 1581 (probably). North 1998.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1581
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 19.76 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th August 2002
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Other reference: Colchester OEF 6538
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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, not further defined (N 1998, 2033 - 2036)
Obverse description: Bust, left
Obverse inscription: E... ...INA
Reverse description: shield with date 1581 above
Reverse inscription: ...IV...MEV
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL5113
Four figure Latitude: 51.795271
Four figure longitude: 0.188229
1:25K map: TL5113
1:10K map: TL51SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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