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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-8C6865
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver sixpence of Elizabeth I . Initial Mark: unknown. From the style of the shield on the reverse a date is suggested within the second coinage 1561-1582. A partial but very worn date above the shield also suggests a narrower range in the 1560's. Both faces (but particularly the revserse) are heavily scratched
North: 1997
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1561
Date to: Circa AD 1582
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.28 g
Diameter: 24.7 mm
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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 inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square topped shield (with rounded base) over long cross fourchee, date 156? above shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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