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Unique ID: OXON-091BE3
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1578 on the coin. Second coinage, plain cross initial mark. Tower of London mint. North (1991: 134) no.1997.
The coin has been cut in half along a line between 11 and 5 o'clock as seen on the reverse.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1578
Date to: Exactly AD 1578
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.52 g
Diameter: 25.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2021 - Thursday 30th September 2021
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Other reference: OMS receipt 2626
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Crowned bust facing right with rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABET[H D G ANG FRA ET HI] REGI(NA)
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee dividing the legened. 1578 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV A[DIVTOREM ME]V
Initial mark: Plain cross
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP6214
Four figure Latitude: 51.82119352
Four figure longitude: -1.10187653
1:25K map: SP6214
1:10K map: SP61SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |