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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-C35160
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A scuffed and abraded silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dated 1570. Mintmark : coronet. (N.1997)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1570
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
Diameter: 25.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th September 2021
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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)
Obverse description: [crowned bust left] rosette behind
Obverse inscription: +EL[IZAB]ETH DG ANG FRA [ET] HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Long cross over royal shield with date 1570 above
Reverse inscription: +POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Worth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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