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Unique ID: KENT-A87443
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A post medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I. Dated 1575, with Eglantine mint mark. North type 1998. Very well struck but much of the detail is obscured by oxidisation.
Measurements:19.22mm diameter, 0.77mm thick. 1.36g in weight.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1575
Date to: Exactly AD 1575
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.77 mm
Weight: 1.36 g
Diameter: 19.22 mm
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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
Type: Threepence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1998)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left; rose behind head right.
Obverse inscription: [ELIZ]ABETH D G A[NG FR ]ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee on royal shield surmounted by date '1575'.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV.'AD/IV[TORE]/M:MEV:
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TR1766
Four figure Latitude: 51.35162233
Four figure longitude: 1.11497745
1:25K map: TR1766
1:10K map: TR16NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |