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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-347AF4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1561

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.92 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 26.21 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th March 2011

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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, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left, rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing legend, 1561 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI/ DEV.AD/IVTORE/M.MEV
Initial mark: Pheon
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine