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Unique ID: GLO-788A03
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver three pence of Elizabeth I Date to 1575 Obverse: crowned bust facing left, rose behind [ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA] Reverse: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross 1575 above [POSUI DEU ADIVTOTEM] MEU Mintmark: Eglantine.
There is a hole pierced at 1 o'clock of the obverse, just above the queens crown.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1575
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.06 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2015 - Tuesday 1st December 2015
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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: Threehalfpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 2000)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing left, rose behind
Obverse inscription: [ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA]
Reverse description: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross 1575 above
Reverse inscription: [POSUI DEU ADIVTOTEM] MEU
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: ST5948
Four figure Latitude: 51.2297057
Four figure longitude: -2.58857015
1:25K map: ST5948
1:10K map: ST54NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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