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COIN

Unique ID: HESH-F3A045

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1583

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.66 g
Diameter: 25.6 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG [FR ET H]IB REGI
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee with date 1583 above shield
Reverse inscription: [BELL] POSVI; DEV; ADIV[TORE]M; MEVM;
Initial mark: Bell
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine