Rights Holder: Bristol City Council
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: GLO-233088

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver three pence of Elizabeth I Date to 1569 Obverse: crowned bust facing left, rose behind ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA Reverse: shield with the royal coat of arms, 1569 above all divided by a long cross POSUI DEU ADIVTOREM MEU

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 1569

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.23 g
Diameter: 22 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2019 - Sunday 1st September 2019

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

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, not further defined (N 1998, 2033 - 2036)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing left, rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: shield with the royal coat of arms, 1569 above all divided by a long cross
Reverse inscription: POSUI DEU ADIVTOREM MEU
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Chew Stoke (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST5662
Four figure Latitude: 51.35535898
Four figure longitude: -2.63326236
1:25K map: ST5662
1:10K map: ST56SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: GLO-854542
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A silver three pence of Elizabeth I Date to 1569 mint mark Crown. Obverse: crowned bust facing left, rose behind ELIZABETH D G ANG FR E…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: GLO-B54512
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A cliipped silver three pence of Elizabeth I Date to 1569 mint mark Crown. Obverse: crowned bust facing left, rose behind ELIZABETH D G …
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: GLO-F5B376
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A silver three pence of Elizabeth I dated to 1569. Obverse: crowned bust facing left, rose behind ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA …
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: GLO
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.