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Unique ID: SUSS-40C7C7
Object type certainty: Certain
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Post Medieval silver three pence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark eglantine, date 1574 on coin, North 1998
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1574
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 20.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2014
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Threepence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG [F]R [ET HI REGINA]
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee. Date 1574 above shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TQ0808
Four figure Latitude: 50.86143362
Four figure longitude: -0.4668154
1:25K map: TQ0808
1:10K map: TQ00NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.