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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-AC3F54
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) from the London Tower mint, dated 1584. Mint-mark : escallop. North (1991) no 2015.
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 1584
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th October 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, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose behind
Obverse inscription: + ELIZAB' DG' ANG' FR' ET' HIB' REGI'
Reverse description: Long cross over royal shied with date 1584 above.
Reverse inscription: + POSVI / DEV.AD / IVTORE / M•MEV'
Initial mark: Escallop
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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: Near Sandwich
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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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