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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-903593
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn post medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), second issue, dating from 1561-1582.
No visible initial mark or date, mint of London. As North (1991: 135) no. 2000.
Measurements: 19.2mm diameter, 0.8 mm thick, weight 1.02g
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 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.02 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th December 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018438
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose behind
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Square shield with date above on long cross fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Broad Clyst (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX9794
Four figure Latitude: 50.73644935
Four figure longitude: -3.46097243
1:25K map: SX9794
1:10K map: SX94SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son |
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