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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-2796D7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval silver three-halfpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD), minted at London. Initial mark: eglantine. Dated 1575 on coin (North 1991: 135, ref: 2000).
Obverse: E.D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINA (A rose without thorns); Crowned bust facing left with a rose behind the head
Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON; Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with date of 1575 above shield
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1575
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.57 g
Diameter: 15.94 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Frank Basford
Identified by: Mr Frank Basford
Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-1-120
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Three halfpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threehalfpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 2000)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left with a rose behind the head
Obverse inscription: E.D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINA (A rose without thorns)
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with date of 1575 above shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Eglantine
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
- North, J.J., 1991 English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 London: Spink and Son Ltd 135 , 2000
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