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COIN

Unique ID: NMS-96AD75

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I dating to AD 1578 (Second issue). Uncertain initial mark. Tower mint. See: North, Vol. II, p. 111, 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: Exactly AD 1578
Date to: Exactly AD 1578

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st December 2017 - Monday 21st May 2018

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 60007
Other reference: IND21052018JS

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 head
Obverse inscription: [ELI]ZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI [REGINA]
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee, date 1578 above shield
Reverse inscription: [POSVI]/ DEVAD/IVTOR/ M MEV
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Morningthorpe and Fritton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM2393
Four figure Latitude: 52.48930667
Four figure longitude: 1.28320142
1:25K map: TM2393
1:10K map: TM29SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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