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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-D948C6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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 1554
Date to: Exactly AD 1554

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.1 mm
Width: 23.8 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th July 2020 - Sunday 5th July 2020

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3626

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Philip of Spain and Mary Tudor
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Philip and Mary, 1554-1558 (N 1970 - 1972)
Obverse description: Busts of Philip and Mary facing each other with a large crown above
Obverse inscription: PHI[LIP ET MARIA D G R A]NG F[R NEAP PR HISP]
Reverse description: An oval, garnished shield with the arms of Spain and England with a crown above dividing the mark of value V I.
Reverse inscription: POSV[IMVS DEVM ADIVTORVM NOSTRVM]
Initial mark: Missing
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair