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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-CC1D22
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and bent 16th-century silver post-medieval threepence of Elizabeth I, second issue, London mint, dating to 1575 AD (North 1998)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1575
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.75 mm
Width: 18.7 mm
Thickness: 0.55 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th December 2011
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Broughton (18/12/11)
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3254
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 left with rose to right
Obverse inscription: (Eglantine) ELIZABETH : D' G ANG.' FR ET : HI.' REGINA
Reverse description: Royal shield over cross fourchée which divides the legend; date above shield (1575)
Reverse inscription: (Eglantine) POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV ('I have made God my helper', after Psalm 54, v. 4)
Initial mark: Eglantine
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Broughton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3133
Four figure Latitude: 51.095475
Four figure longitude: -1.558694
1:25K map: SU3133
1:10K map: SU33SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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