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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-9D1AB6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third and Fourth Issues (1561-1577) mint mark ermine (1572-1573), dated to 1572 on the reverse. Spink 2566. The coin has also been perforated to the left side of the shield with a clean circular hole that is 3 mm in diameter, but not necessarily for suspension (see notes below).
Notes:
The coin has a possible piercing, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD 1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited (John Naylor pers comm).
Evidence of reuse: Pierced once for suspension
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1572
Date to: Exactly AD 1572
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 8th September 2018 - Saturday 8th September 2018
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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 facing left with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH.D.G.ANG.FR'.ET.HI'.REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee with 1572 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: ermine
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Illogan (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW6743
Four figure Latitude: 50.24095911
Four figure longitude: -5.26907896
1:25K map: SW6743
1:10K map: SW63NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2014 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 49th edition | London | Spink and Son Ltd | p.259 | no.2566 |
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