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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-33FF28
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to the year 1567 (on coin). Initial mark probably coronet. Minted at London. North (1991:135) no.1998. The coin is very worn and has a small tear on the circumference.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1567
Date to: Exactly AD 1567
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.68 mm
Weight: 1.11 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th October 2014 - Monday 5th January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 17041
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: Unclear
Obverse inscription: [ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB R]EGI[NA]
Reverse description: Square shield with date above, 1567, on long cross fourchee dividing the legend.
Reverse inscription: [P]OSV[I DE]V.' A[DIVTOREM MEV]
Initial mark: Possibly Coronet
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Zeals
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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