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COIN

Unique ID: DENO-8693DA

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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
Weight: 0.87 g
Diameter: 20.25 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1995 - Friday 31st December 1999

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E8484

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
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with a rose behind the head.
Obverse inscription: [E]L[IZAB]ETH D G AN[G FRA ET HIB RE]GIN[A]
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend.
Reverse inscription: P[O]SVI / DEV AD/IVTO[RE/M ME]V
Initial mark: Eglantine
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock