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COIN
Unique ID: BH-0062A1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603); Third issue coin, dated '1562'. Measures 19.2mm in diameter, 0.4mm thick and weighs 1.5g.
Class: Threepence
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1562
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th June 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 11/133 - 8
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 left, rose in right field.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Shield and long-cross, '15/62' above.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Pheon
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Barkway
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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