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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-6F7ED5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Post Medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I. Tower Mint. Uncertain intial mark (1561-1582; North 1997).
Notes:
Please note this record was made at a rally and therefore may fall below our usual standard.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1561
Date to: Exactly AD 1582
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.58 g
Diameter: 25.77 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th April 2013
Rally details.
This object was found at Leisure Promotions - East Stratton 14.4.13
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Rally Find 24
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, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, rose behind head.
Obverse inscription: ELIZ[AB]ETH D G [ANG FRA ... HIB]
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing legend and date 15[...] above shield.
Reverse inscription: [POSVI D]EV AD/IVT[ORE]/M ME[V]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Micheldever (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5441
Four figure Latitude: 51.165705
Four figure longitude: -1.22907949
1:25K map: SU5441
1:10K map: SU54SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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