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COIN
Unique ID: LON-8EC356
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Notes:
5th issue
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1595
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2005
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Other reference numbers
Museum accession number: 4622/21
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB
Reverse description: Square shield on cross fourchee, 1595 above shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV [ADIVTOREM] MEV
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Southwark (London Borough)
To be known as: Bankside
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 109 | 2015 |
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