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COIN

Unique ID: BUC-3CA40C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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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 1570
Date to: Circa AD 1572

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.8 mm
Width: 19.1 mm
Weight: 1.17 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th May 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 5060

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, rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB[...] EGIN[...]
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: POSVI [...]
Initial mark: Possibly Castle
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock