SWYOR-4F7E93: Post Medieval Silver Coin: A Probable Sixpence of Elizabeth I

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Unique ID: SWYOR-4F7E93

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post-Medieval silver coin: probably a sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). The coin has been chipped and cracked.

Thickness: 1.1mm; Diameter: 22.3mm; Weight: 1.07g

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
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 1.07 g
Diameter: 22.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Tuesday 16th August 2011

Rally details.

This object was found at Glentham NEWS Rally 2011, Lincolnshire

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1576

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: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee on square shield
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Glentham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0091
Four figure Latitude: 53.406353
Four figure longitude: -0.497216
1:25K map: TF0091
1:10K map: TF09SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Glentham Rally, Lincolnshire
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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