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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-FC8C87
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, minted in 1568 with coronet mintmark. The last digit of the date (8) has been struck using a broken punch, which means it looks similar to a 3.
The coin has been folded into an elongated S shape as probable reuse as a love token.
It has a diameter of 26.00mm, and is 1.20mm thick. Due to the folds present, the coin has a height of 5.05mm. It weighs 2.5 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1563
Date to: Circa AD 1563
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th February 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Newport and District History Society
Materials and construction
Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned head facing left, worn. Traces of rose behind the head.
Obverse inscription: ELIZA [ ] :D.G:ANG:FR [ ] GINA
Reverse description: Shield with arms of England, 1568 above. Broken punch on the 8. Cross with split ends.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV.' AD. IVETORE [ ]
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
District: Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Newport (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ7218
Four figure Latitude: 52.758875
Four figure longitude: -2.416343
1:25K map: SJ7218
1:10K map: SJ71NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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