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COIN
Unique ID: CAM-4CC9E4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver hammered threepence of Elizabeth I, AD1558-1603. Obverse shows unclear bust left possibly with rose behind head. Obverse legend reads ELIZBETH [D G ANG FRA ET (or Z) HI] REGINA. Reverse shows royal shield with unclear date above 156[?]. Reverse legend reads [POS]UI [DEU ADIU]TORE/M MEU. Initial marks are uncertain. Die axis is probably 4 o'clock, weight is 1.49g, diameter is 19.52mm, thickness is 0.71mm.
Notes:
working no.20.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.71 mm
Weight: 1.49 g
Diameter: 19.52 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd October 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Threepence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threepence: Elizabeth I, not further defined (N 1998, 2033 - 2036)
Obverse description: Unclear bust left possibly with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZBETH [D G ANG FRA ET (or Z) HI] REGINA
Reverse description: Royal shield with unclear date above 156[?]
Reverse inscription: [POS]UI [DEU ADIU]TORE/M MEU
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: South Cambridgeshire District Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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