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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-04C02F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), fifth issue, dated 1596 though mintmark might suggest striking in 1600
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head.
Obverse inscription: [--]D’G.ANG’.FR’ET.H[--]
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, date over shield: 1596; mintmark 0 (0).
Reverse inscription: POSV[--]M.ME[-]
Diameter: 14.7mm, Weight: 2.64gms, die axis: 12
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 1600
Date to: Exactly AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.64 g
Diameter: 14.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th February 2022
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM49505
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: Bust left, rose behind head.
Obverse inscription: [--]D’G.ANG’.FR’ET.H[--]
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, date over shield: 1596
Reverse inscription: POSV[--]M.ME[-]
Die axis measurement: 12 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: Claxby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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