HAMP-DBEBC5: Post-medieval coin: Sixpence of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-DBEBC5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn silver 16th-century silver post-medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I, second issue, dating to 1572 AD (North 1997)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1572

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25.05 mm
Width: 24.45 mm
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 2.575 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th October 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: E2064

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: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left with rose behind the head
Obverse inscription: (Ermine) ELIZABETH : D.' G.' ANG.' FR.' ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield over a bifurcated long cross dividing the legend; date above shield '1572'
Reverse inscription: (Ermine) POSVI/DEV : AD/IVTORE/M : [MEV.] (I have made God my helper)
Initial mark: Ermine
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Nether Wallop (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU2936
Four figure Latitude: 51.122555
Four figure longitude: -1.587013
1:25K map: SU2936
1:10K map: SU23NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	134	1997

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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