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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-BC13F2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn, slightly bent and clipped late 16th-century silver post-medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I, London mint, dated 1594 AD (North 2015). There are two incised lines on the obverse at right angles to each other that overlap towards one end.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1594
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.55 mm
Width: 24.85 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 2.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th December 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2973
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: Bust crowned and draped facing left with rose behind
Obverse inscription: (woolpack) ELIZAB.' D.' G.' ANG. FR'. ET...
Reverse description: Shield with royal coat of arms quartered by cross forchee; date above shield, '1594'
Reverse inscription: (woolpack) POSVI/D[EVM AD/IVTO]RE/M . MEV.
Initial mark: Woolpack
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Fareham (District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5008
Four figure Latitude: 50.869348
Four figure longitude: -1.290821
1:25K map: SU5008
1:10K map: SU50NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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