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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-4CAA95
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I from her third issue, squared shield reverse, dated 1587.
Ref: North, Vol II, p.137, no.2015.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1587
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 25.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 14th July 2010
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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
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB:D:G.ANG.FR'ET:HIB:REGI
Reverse description: Squared shield over long cross fourchee dividing legend, date above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Crescent
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Skidby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | p.137 | no.2015 |
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