A post-Medieval silver coin: a threepence of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603), second issue, dated 1578. It is 19.1mm in diameter and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 1.3gm.
Reference: North, volume 2, page 135, number 1998.
A post-Medieval silver coin: a threepence of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603), second issue, dated 1578. It is 19.1mm in diameter and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 1.3gm.
Reference: North, volume 2, page 135, number 1998.
This object was recorded from images and details kindly provided by the rally organiser and has not been examined by the FLO.
A RDF representation of SWYOR-7061D9
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SWYOR-7061D9
SWYOR-7061D9
Eglantine
Silver
1578
19.1
1.3
Threepence
Denomination
19.1
Diameter
0.6
Thickness
1.3
Weight
obverse
ELIZABETH D G AN[G FR E]T HI[B REGINA]
reverse
POSVI D[EV] A[DIVTORE]M M[EV]
Yorkshire and the Humber
Excavated, discovered at, or find spot of object
GB
en-GB
The Trustees of the British Museum
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Attribute as courtesy of the British Museum
A thumbnail image of SWYOR-7061D9
Silver
Primary material of object
Complete
The Tower of London
A crowned bust of the queen, facing left, with a rose behind.
A crowned bust of the queen, facing left, with a rose behind.
ELIZABETH D G AN[G FR E]T HI[B REGINA]
Obverse of coin
A square topped shield over a long cross fourchee dividing the legend, with the date above the shield.
A square topped shield over a long cross fourchee dividing the legend, with the date above the shield.
Reverse
POSVI D[EV] A[DIVTORE]M M[EV]
Harwood Dale
Harwood Dale
54.341527
54.341527
-0.524842
-0.524842
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
By Attribution 3.0
The period from for the object
Attribute as courtesy of the British Museum
A full resolution image of SWYOR-7061D9
1578
The issuer of the coin
Method of manufacture