WMID-6FB695: Post Medieval Coin: Threepence of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-6FB695

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post Medieval coin: A threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Second issue (1561-1582) dating to 1579 - date above shield. Mint is London. North no 1998.

Diameter: 19.27mm. Thickness: 0.83mm. Weight: 1.1g. Die axis: 9 o'clock

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1579
Date to: Exactly AD 1579

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.83 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 19.27 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd September 2013 - Sunday 22nd September 2013

Rally details.

This object was found at Shakespeare Rally

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 138

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 left with rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DG ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on a long cross fourchee dividing legend
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Plain cross
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Wilmcote (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1758
Four figure Latitude: 52.21995088
Four figure longitude: -1.75257342
1:25K map: SP1758
1:10K map: SP15NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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