CAM-540027: Post-Medieval Coin : Probably Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: CAM-540027

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn and clipped post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), Third Coinage (1583-1603). The coin is dated 1601 but the initial mark is illegible but should be a '1'. North 2015.

Reverse legend reads POSVI/ DEV AD/IV[TOREM M]EV. Reverse shows Royal shield with unclear date above: 1601.

Obverse legend reads [ELIZ]AB.[D].[G ANG FR ET H]IB.R[EG]I. Obverse shows unclear crowned bust left with rose behind.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1601
Date to: Exactly AD 1601

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 2.12 g
Diameter: 23.8 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: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose behind. The coin is very worn, and details are hard to discern,
Obverse inscription: [ELIZ]AB.[D].[G ANG FR ET H]IB.R[EG]I
Reverse description: Royal shield with unclear date above: 16/01
Reverse inscription: POSVI/ DEV AD/IV[TOREM M]EV
Initial mark: illegible
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: City of Peterborough (Unitary Authority)
District: City of Peterborough (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Castor (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL1498
Four figure Latitude: 52.56789068
Four figure longitude: -0.31946859
1:25K map: TL1498
1:10K map: TL19NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son	137	2015

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

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