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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-F677EF
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I Dated 1562, second issue. Initial mark pheon.
Cf. North Vol. II, No. 1998, pp.135
The obverse legend differs to the one recorded in North. There is a small A or star in place of the A in FRA, and there is no B in HIB. The obverse reads: [...] D G AN FR* ET•HI:REGINA
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1562
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.08 g
Diameter: 19.98 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th July 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Threepence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threepence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1998)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose to right of head.
Obverse inscription: [ELIZABETH]D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend.
Reverse inscription: POSVI [...] M:MEV
Initial mark: Pheon
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
Parish or ward: Angmering (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0709
Four figure Latitude: 50.87060862
Four figure longitude: -0.48072672
1:25K map: TQ0709
1:10K map: TQ00NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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