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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-CFA994

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A post-medieval silver three-farthings of Elizabeth I, dating to the year AD 1573. E D G ROSA SINE SPINA Crowned bust left with rose behind. Reverse type depicting a square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the legend. Date above the shield. CIVITAS LONDON Second issue 1561-82. Mint of London. Acorn initial mark. North 1991 page 135 no.2000. .496mm diameter, weighs .31g.

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 1573
Date to: Circa AD 1573

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.018 mm
Weight: 0.31 g
Diameter: 0.496 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd June 2017

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Three halfpence
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 left with rose behind.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield with date above,on long cross fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Acorn
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Gravesham (District)
Parish or ward: Luddesdown (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ6766
Four figure Latitude: 51.36850777
Four figure longitude: 0.39769725
1:25K map: TQ6766
1:10K map: TQ66NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting on private farmland
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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