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Description: | A slightly worn, gilded 16th-century silver post-medieval threepence of Elizabeth I, second issue, London mint, dated 1561 AD (North 1998).The gilding is unusual, but documented on this database on a three-halfpence (SWYOR-B3A4D0) and a halfgroat (LVPL-CE05C7). Barrie Cook of the British Museum commented 'Shakespeare mentions 'gilded twopences', whereby halfgroats could pass muster as half-crowns if you didn't look too closely.'
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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