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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-89BCDA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating from AD 1571. (North's) third issue dating to 1582-1602. Unclear initial mark. North (1991) No.2015. Date on reverse [ ]2. Measurements: 24.1mm in diameter and 2.5g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1582
Date to: Circa AD 1602
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 24.1 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
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, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: [ELIZABETH D G] ANG FR ET HI REGI]NA
Reverse description: Longcross fourchee over shield with date above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTO[REM MEV]
Die axis measurement: 2 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: Swale (District)
Parish or ward: Borden (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ8861
Four figure Latitude: 51.31704158
Four figure longitude: 0.6964014
1:25K map: TQ8861
1:10K map: TQ86SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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