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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-B2DAF6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A silver three pence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) struck at the mint in London. Initial Mark: Eglantine Obverse and Ermine Reverse: Date 1573 above shield. Interestingly this coin seems to have been gilded but there is no other evidence of alteration such as application of pin or piercing to suggest it has been removed from circulation.
Other gilded Elizabethan small silver coins have been recorded on the PAS database - in the record for a similar gilded threepence from Chilcomb, Hampshire (HAMP-8D0E55) it notes:
The gilding is unusual, but documented on this database on a three-halfpence (SWYOR-B3A4D0) and a halfgroat (LVPL-CE05C7). Barrie Cook of the British Museum commented 'Shakespeare mentions 'gilded twopences', whereby halfgroats could pass muster as half-crowns if you didn't look too closely.'
North: 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: Circa AD 1573
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.83 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Shropshire Museum Service Entry Form: SHRMS: 00987
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
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 facing right - rose behind head
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee date 1573 above shield
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: Eglantine
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ludlow
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From 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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