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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-5A6BCC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dated 1573, Escallop initial mark. London mint. As North 2015.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1573
Date to: Circa AD 1573
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 2.95 g
Diameter: 25.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 25th September 2019
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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)
Initial mark: Escallop
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Leckhampstead (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7336
Four figure Latitude: 52.01763119
Four figure longitude: -0.93765331
1:25K map: SP7336
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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