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Unique ID: PUBLIC-C19400
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD), second issue initial mark unclear, minted at London, 1561-1582 AD, North 1998.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1561
Date to: Circa AD 1582
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.58 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 17.59 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th September 2012
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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, not further defined (N 1998, 2033 - 2036)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left with rose behind the head.
Obverse inscription: [ELIZABETH:D:G:ANG FRA: ET: HIB:REGINA]
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: [POSVI DEV.AD/IVTOREM MEV.]
Initial mark: unclear
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 135 | 1998 |