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Unique ID: KENT-51A2D8
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Post-Medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603)
Description. A complete silver sixpence of Elizabeth I dated, AD 1564. Second issue. Obverse bust is very worn. Square shield on long cross fourchee reverse. Pheon initial mark. Mint of London. North Vol 2, p.134, no.1997.
Dimensions: diameter 25.5mm, weight 2.96g
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 1564
Date to: Exactly AD 1564
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.96 g
Diameter: 25.5 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling, sixpence or threepence
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, not further defined (N 1997, 2015, 2024 - 2031)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left; rose behind head right
Obverse inscription: +ELIZABETH:D:G:ANG:FR:ET:HI REGINA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee on royal shield surmounted by date '1564'
Reverse inscription: +POSVI/DEV.'AD/IVTORE/M:MEVM
Initial mark: theon
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Swale (District)
Parish or ward: Teynham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ9762
Four figure Latitude: 51.3229799
Four figure longitude: 0.82593824
1:25K map: TQ9762
1:10K map: TQ96SE
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. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | p.134 | no.1997 |
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