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Unique ID: YORYM-A93FF6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, from her second issue dated 1581. North, vol II, p134, 1997.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1581
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 25.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2010
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: +ELIZABETH:D:G:ANG FRA ET:HI:REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on a long fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV:ADIVTOREM.MEV
Initial mark: Long cross
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 0.01 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | p134 | 1997 |