DEV-C3BA16: Post-Medieval coin: sixpence of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: DEV-C3BA16

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A worn and damaged silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, dating to the period 1561-1602.

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 1561
Date to: Exactly AD 1602

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 20 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th October 2010

Personal details

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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)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, rose behind
Obverse inscription: Not recorded
Reverse description: Shield and long cross
Reverse inscription: Not recorded
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: South Hams (District)
Parish or ward: Frogmore and Sherford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SX7642
Four figure Latitude: 50.26492314
Four figure longitude: -3.74114869
1:25K map: SX7642
1:10K map: SX72NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: DEV
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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