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COIN
Unique ID: BH-80DD70
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver threepence of Elizabeth I, dating to the period 1573 - 1578 (final date numeral is unclear). Third/Fourth issue. Eglantine mintmark.
Diameter: 16.9mm; thickness: 0.6mm. Weight: 0.66g.
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 1573
Date to: Exactly AD 1578
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.66 g
Diameter: 16.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 15/20 - 105
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: Threehalfpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 2000)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, rose behind.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Shield and long cross, '15-7[...]' above.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Eglantine.
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: Ellesborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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