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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-802462
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark hand, dated 1591 on coin, North 2015.
The coin appears pitted and in places the silver surface seems to have almost peeled away leaving a blacker, base silver centre exposed. This may be the effect of corrosion on a coin naturally surface enriched through striking or may indicate it is a contemporary copy which has been delibreately plated or surface enriched. The design is, in some places, a bit crude but as these coins were produced in large numbers that is also not uncommon on genuine coins particular as dies became very worn.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1591
Date to: Exactly AD 1591
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 2.64 g
Diameter: 25.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 21st March 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020620
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 facing left, rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI
Reverse description: Square topped shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: POSVI/ DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Hand
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Misterton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), initial mark hand, minted at London. Dated 1591 on coin. North 2015, Spink 2578B.
Workflow: Awaiting validation
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