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COIN

Unique ID: DUR-AD295A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1591

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.9 g
Diameter: 25.07 mm

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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, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: Crown bust left facing with rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FR ... HIB REGI
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchée with date 1591 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: hand left
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine