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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-427B3C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), coronet initial mark and dated to 1567. Obverse: crowned bust left with rose behind. Reverse: long cross fourchee over royal shield, date above. As North (1991), p134, number 1997.
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 1567
Date to: Circa AD 1567
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 2.92 g
Diameter: 25.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th October 2018
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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: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Castlethorpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8044
Four figure Latitude: 52.08857762
Four figure longitude: -0.83380041
1:25K map: SP8044
1:10K map: SP84SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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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