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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-24A31C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn post-Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Second (North) issue 1561-1583, dated '1575' on the coin. Initial mark, Eglantine. North (1991) no.1998
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 1575
Date to: Exactly AD 1575
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.64 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 17.54 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th October 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: [+ELIZABETH D.G;ANG;FRA ET H]IB REGINA'
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee on royal shield surmounted by date '1575'
Reverse inscription: +POSVI/DE[V:AD/IVTORE/M;MEV:]
Initial mark: Eglantine
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Sandwich
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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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