Rights Holder: York Museums Trust
CC License:
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
Unique ID: YORYM-1D7472
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
A complete silver threepence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558 - AD 1603), struck as part of the second coinage in AD 1573. Acorn initial mark. Mint of London.
North Vol 2, p. 135, no. 1998.
Diameter: 18.2 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.0 g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1573
Date to: Circa AD 1573
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference: YMT: E04965
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 with rose behind
Obverse inscription: [ ]ABETH D G ANG FR[ ]
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee, date above shield
Reverse inscription: P[ ]/DEV [ ]/IVTO[ ]/[ ]
Initial mark: Acorn
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | p. 135, no. 1998. |