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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-7C5FA7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Sixpence of Elizabeth I 91558-1603) as kindly identified by the finder; third issue, dated 1567, Spink no. 2562
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH.D’.G[-]NG[-]ER’.ET:HI[-]REGINA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms, long cross, date over shield: 1567
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV’AD/IVTORE/M.MEV’.
Diameter: 25.5mm, Weight: 2.65gms, die axis: 9
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 1567
Date to: Exactly AD 1567
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.65 g
Diameter: 25.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th December 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM48954
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: Bust left, rose behind head.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH.D’.G[-]NG[-]ER’.ET:HI[-]REGINA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms, long cross, date over shield: 1567
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV’AD/IVTORE/M.MEV’.
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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