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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-B54952
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Post-Medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I, (1558-1603). Obv: Crowned bust left. ELIZ[ABETH] D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA Rev: Square garnished shield over long cross fourchée dividing the legend. POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM. MEVM.
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1582
Date to: AD 1602
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.63 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 23.72 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
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.
Obverse inscription: ELIZ[ABETH] D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square garnished shield over long cross fourchée dividing the legend.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM . MEVM .
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Tattenhall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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