WILT-3F40C5: Post-medieval coin: Sixpence of Elizabeth I

Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
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COIN

Unique ID: WILT-3F40C5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver post medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I dating to AD 1571. Second coinage. Rose behind the head and date above the shield. London (Tower) mint. Castle initial mark. North 1997.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1571
Date to: Exactly AD 1571

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.31 g
Diameter: 24.99 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SSWM 4805, 101Y

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 facing left, rose behind head
Obverse inscription: [EL]IZ[A]B[ETH D ]G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend. Date 1571 above the shield.
Reverse inscription: [POSVI]/ DEV AD/IVTORE/M . MEU
Initial mark: Castle
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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