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LVPL-86A427: Silver fragment of Elizabeth I coin, (1558-1603).

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-86A427

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Silver fragment of Elizabeth I coin, (1558-1603). It is probably a sixpence.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1558
Date to: AD 1603

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.11 mm
Weight: 0.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2008

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, not further defined (N 1997, 2015, 2024 - 2031)
Obverse description: Bust facing left with rose behind.
Obverse inscription: [ELI]ZABETH [DG ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA].
Reverse description: Lis within beaded inner circle.
Reverse inscription: [POSVI] DEVM [ADIUTOREM].
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alpraham

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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