IOW-CC1D26: Threepence of Elizabeth I (obverse)

Rights Holder: Isle of Wight Council
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COIN

Unique ID: IOW-CC1D26

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Very worn threepence of Elizabeth I, 1570s. Diameter 18.5mm. Weight 1.03g

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Isle of Wight Council
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1570
Date to: AD 1580

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.03 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 20th September 2003

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: TW 2
Museum accession number: IOW2003-81-51

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Threepence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible

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: Bembridge Parish

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Controlled archaeological investigation (unstratified)
Discovery circumstances: Community project
Current location: Isle of Wight Council
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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