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KENT-7F8991: Elizabethan Three Farthing

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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-7F8991

Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), North second issue coinage (1561-1582), Spink fifth issue (1578-82). North Vol 2, 1991, p.135, no.2001. Mint mark plain cross, 1578-80. Some wear around circumference obscure parts of legend and some signs of post depositional folding, otherwise detail is sharp.

Measurements: 13.45mm in diameter and 0.64mm thick. 0.46g in weight.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1578
Date to: Circa AD 1580

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.64 mm
Weight: 0.46 g
Diameter: 13.45 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 2001)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: [E D G R]OSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchée. No date above.
Reverse inscription: +[CIVI]/TAS/[LON]/DON
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Canterbury (District)
Parish or ward: Herne and Broomfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR1766
Four figure Latitude: 51.35162233
Four figure longitude: 1.11497745
1:25K map: TR1766
1:10K map: TR16NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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

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Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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