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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-9CDBC4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1563
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.97 g
Diameter: 24.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th April 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2009-2-130
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Uncertain
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with a rose behind the head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV (I have made God my Helper)
Initial mark: Pheon
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1975 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink & Son | 111 | 1997 |
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