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Unique ID: NCL-1362E8
Object type certainty: Certain
A sixpence of Elizabeth I, 1575.
North no 1997.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1575
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 25.41 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1997) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: crowned bust left with rose behind the head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DG ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: cross over the arms of England, 1575 above the shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: cross
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial data
Region: North East
County: Northumberland
District: Tynedale
Parish: Whittington
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NZ0070
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th October 2011 - Tuesday 8th November 2011
Personal details
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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins
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Identified by: Mr Alex Sangster - [view all attributed records]
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Audit data
Created:
Thursday 26th January 2012
Updated: Friday 27th January 2012
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