SUSS-7B1705: Post Medieval coin: sixpence of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-7B1705

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark escallop, 1584-6 AD, North 2015

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1584
Date to: AD 1586

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 2.94 g
Diameter: 25.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th 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, rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FR [ET HIB REGI]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over square topped shield with date, 1566, above
Reverse inscription: POSVI/ DEV AD/IVTO[RE/M] MEV
Initial mark: Escallop
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Glynde

Spatial coordinates

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

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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