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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-48DF81
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver sixpence of Elizabeth I
Date c1585
Diameter 25mm, weight 2.9g
Obverse: crowned bust left, rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse: shield on long cross fourchée, 1585 above shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Mint: London
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1585
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2011 - Thursday 3rd May 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 5926
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
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, not further defined (N 1997, 2015, 2024 - 2031)
Obverse description: crowned bust left, rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: shield on long cross fourchée, 1585 above shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Backwell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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