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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-10C837

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1566

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.23 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th April 2010 - Thursday 14th April 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1466

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

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: A crowned bust of the queen, facing left, with a rose behind.
Obverse inscription: E[LIZ]ABETH D G AN[G FRA Z] HIB REGINA
Reverse description: A square shield on a long cross fourchee dividing the legend, with the date above.
Reverse inscription: [P]OSVI DE[V] ADIVTOREM [MEV]
Initial mark: Lion
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine