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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-48F226
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A post-medieval silver three-halfpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Second coinage (North 2000). Initial mark: ermine, dated 1572 (on coin). Mint of London (Tower). North (1975, 112).
The coin has been slightly bent. It measures 15.18mm in diameter, 0.34mm in thickness, and weighs 0.432g. It has been pierced, probably for re-use as an item of jewellery just within the inner circle through the obverse at around 3 o'clock, corresponding to around 12 o'clock on the reverse.
Evidence of reuse: pierced
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1572
Date to: Exactly AD 1572
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.34 mm
Weight: 0.432 g
Diameter: 15.18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th June 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Three halfpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threehalfpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 2000)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: [E D G] ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchée over square topped royal shield; date, 157(2), above
Reverse inscription: [CIV]I/[TAS/LO]N/DON
Initial mark: Ermine
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 112 | 2000 |
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