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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-27E200

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1574
Date to: Circa AD 1578

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.4 g
Diameter: 24.34 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finders Ref. 11LIZ6

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: Bust right with a rose behind.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH [D G ANG FRA ET] HI REGINA
Reverse description: Shield with a cross. Dated 157[ ]
Reverse inscription: POSVI / DEV AD / IVTOR / M MEV
Initial mark: Eglantine
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock