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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-7C8873

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver post-medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dated on coin 1569, second issue coinage (1561-1582), Coronet initial mark. Mint of the Tower of London.

Obverse: Crowned bust left, with rose behind; +ELIZA[BETH D:G:]ANG:FR:ET:HI [RE]GINA

Reverse: Long cross fourchee on royal shield surmounted by date '1569'; +POSVI[/DEV;AD/]IVTORE/M.MEV;

Ref: North (1991,p.134) no.1997.

Measurements: Diameter, 24.54mm; Weight, 2.82g

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 1569

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.21 mm
Weight: 2.82 g
Diameter: 24.54 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 14th September 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS 2021 04

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: Crowned bust left, with rose behind
Obverse inscription: +ELIZA[BETH D:G:]ANG:FR:ET:HI [RE]GINA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee on royal shield surmounted by date '1569'
Reverse inscription: +POSVI[/DEV;AD/]IVTORE/M.MEV;
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Ives (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW5336
Four figure Latitude: 50.17243497
Four figure longitude: -5.46050079
1:25K map: SW5336
1:10K map: SW56NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	134	1997

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Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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