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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-940320
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, initial mark unclear, 1582-1602 AD, North 2015.
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 1582
Date to: Circa AD 1602
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 1.01 g
Diameter: 22.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 020872
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: Unclear
Obverse inscription: [EL]IZ[AB D G ANG FR ET HIB] REGI
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: [PO]SVI/DE[V...]
Initial mark: Unclear
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alverdiston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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