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Unique ID: SOM-E37BE3
Object type certainty: Possibly
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Fragment of a post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I dating to the period AD 1561 to 1602. Initial mark unclear. Minted at London. The fragment represents about a fifth of the coin, it is part of one edge and has broken along a fold.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1561
Date to: Exactly AD 1602
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.2 mm
Width: 5.9 mm
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.27 g
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th July 2014
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Other reference: SCC receipt 16613
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
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: Unclear
Obverse inscription: [ELI]ZABETH D. G. [ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over square topped royal shield
Reverse inscription: [POSVI DEV ADIVT]ORE[M MEV]
Initial mark: Unclear
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.