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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-8F2A13
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, eglantine initial mark, dated 1575. London, tower mint. As North 1997.
Notes:
Recorded from details emailed by the finder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1575
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th September 2020
Personal details
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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, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Initial mark: Eglantine
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Swindon (Unitary Authority)
District: Swindon (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Wanborough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU1985
Four figure Latitude: 51.56356067
Four figure longitude: -1.72729576
1:25K map: SU1985
1:10K map: SU18NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 |
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