LVPL-5FCA03: LVPL-5FCA03 Elizabeth I Silver Sixpence

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-5FCA03

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver hammered Sixpence of Elizabeth I, c.1561-1603. Very worn. Faint shield on reverse. Inscriptions illegible. Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 1.2 grams. Period: Post-Medieval. Recorded at Combermere Abbey Rally in 2008.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1561
Date to: AD 1603

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 22 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th February 2008

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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, not further defined (N 1997, 2015, 2024 - 2031)
Reverse description: Faint shield.
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

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)
Parish or ward: Marbury cum Quoisley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ5843
Four figure Latitude: 52.982686
Four figure longitude: -2.627018
1:25K map: SJ5843
1:10K map: SJ54SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Combermere Abbey Metal Detecting Rally

References cited

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

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