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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-693A14
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1571
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 2.38 g
Diameter: 23.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th December 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, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left with rose behind the head
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB[ETH D G A]NG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square topped shield over long cross fourchee with date above the shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI/ DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Ermine
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Chichester district
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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