CORN-4D19D7: threepence of Elizabeth I (obverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-4D19D7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third Issue, mintmark pheon (1561-1565) with the date of 1562 on the reverse, smaller flan with inner circle 13 mm in diameter, Spink 2565, North 1998.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1562

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th March 2014

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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 facing left with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH:D.G.ANG.FR.ET.HI.REGINA
Reverse description: square shield over long cross fourchee with date 1562 over shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV.ADIVTOREM.MEVx
Initial mark: pheon
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Enoder (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW8956
Four figure Latitude: 50.36598183
Four figure longitude: -4.96826379
1:25K map: SW8956
1:10K map: SW86NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	111,	No.1998
Spink and Son Ltd	2008	Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition	London	Spink	239,	No.2565

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Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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