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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-E22F14
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1586
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 26.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2009
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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 facing left with rose behind the head.
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend.
Reverse inscription: POSUI DEU ADIUTOREM MEU
Initial mark: Escallop
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dartford (District)
To be known as: Southfleet
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 | 2015 |
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