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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-778871
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) struck during the second issue in 1572
North 1998
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1572
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.04 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SMS Entry Form: SHRMS: E.00466
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: Worn crowned bust facing left with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: [EL]IZABETH D [G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA]
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee - date 1572 above
Reverse inscription: [P]O[SVI DEV AD]IVTOREM MEV / 1572
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Farndon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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