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COIN

Unique ID: OXON-8A403E

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 1570
Date to: Exactly AD 1571

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 2.62 g
Diameter: 25.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 20th January 2020 - Monday 20th January 2020

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Materials and construction

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

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 facing right with rose behind
Obverse inscription: EL[IZA D G ANG FRA ET HI REG[INA]
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee dividing the legened. 1571 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Cross-Crosslet
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor