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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-7C44F1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver sixpence of Elizabeth I: 1558-1603, third issue, tun inital mark, issued 1592. North vol.II, p.137, no.2015 Diameter: 24.94mm, Thickness: 0.69mm, Weight: 2.82g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1592
Date to: Exactly AD 1592
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.69 mm
Weight: 2.82 g
Diameter: 24.94 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 26th February 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020587
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 left
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI
Reverse description: Square shield on a long cross fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Tun (1591/2-94)
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Ashill CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 137 | no.2015 |
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