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COIN

Unique ID: NLM-D51377

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Threepence of Elizabeth I, Acorn mint mark, 1573-4

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1573
Date to: AD 1574

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.38 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st February 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM08923

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Threepence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH: D G ANG FR ET HIB REX
Reverse description: Square shield with long cross fourchee with 1573 above
Reverse inscription: POSUI DEU ADUITOREM MEU
Initial mark: Acorn

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Roxby

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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