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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-D48621
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver
Coin. Sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), as identified by finder.
Obverse description: Faint trace of legend, otherwise worn smooth and torn.
Reverse description: Faint trace of legend, otherwise smooth.
Reverse inscription: [--]ADI[---]
Diameter: 20.8mm, Weight: 1.15gms.
Class:
Sixpence of Elizabeth I
Inscription:
reverse: [--]ADI[---]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.15 g
Diameter: 20.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st August 2009 - Wednesday 31st March 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM16943
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: Faint trace of legend, otherwise worn smooth; torn
Reverse description: Faint trace of legend, otherwise worn smooth
Reverse inscription: [--]ADI[---]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
To be known as: Plompton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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