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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-81E97E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver threepence of Elizabeth I. Reverse: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV; long cross over square shield [1]582 above shield. IM: sword. North 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: Circa AD 1582
Date to: Circa AD 1582
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st April 2017 - Friday 24th November 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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, rose behind bust.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G [..]R ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Long cross over square shield [1]582 above shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Sword
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Etton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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