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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-E785F7
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), fifth issue, of 1582, London mint.
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head. Mintmark sword (113)
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D.'G.'ANG.'FR.'ET.HI.REGINA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, date over shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV.'AD/IVTORE/M.MEV'
Diameter: 26.1mm, Weight: 2.83gms, die axis: 2
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 1582
Date to: Exactly AD 1582
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.83 g
Diameter: 26.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 29th May 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39346
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: Bust left, rose behind head.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D.'G.'ANG.'FR.'ET.HI.REGINA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, date over shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV.'AD/IVTORE/M.MEV'
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Haxey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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