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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-4D4495
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth Issue, mintmark ermine (1572-3) with the date of 1572 on the reverse, Spink 2566, 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 1572
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.55 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 27th February 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 1572 over shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV.ADIVTOREM.MEVx
Initial mark: ermine
Die axis measurement: 12 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. Newlyn East (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW8554
Four figure Latitude: 50.34657218
Four figure longitude: -5.02328398
1:25K map: SW8554
1:10K map: SW84NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 111, | No.1998 | |
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2008 | Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition | London | Spink | 239, | No.2566 |
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