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Unique ID: NCL-E7B737
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, minted between 1561 and 1582.
North Number: 1997.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1561
Date to: Exactly AD 1582
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.12 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 22.34 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 26th February 2011 - Friday 27th May 2011
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DEI GRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: POSUI DEU ADIUTOREM MEU
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TF3066
Four figure Latitude: 53.175236
Four figure longitude: -0.056417
1:25K map: TF3066
1:10K map: TF36NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | pg. 133 | 1997 |