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Unique ID: DUR-27EB67
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, minted in London, dated to 1568 on the reverse, the initial mark is a coronet, 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: Circa AD 1568
Date to: Circa AD 1568
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.69 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 25.79 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 16th September 2011 - Friday 16th September 2011
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 description: Crowned bust left, rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Shield with 1568 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEU ADIVTOREM MEU
Initial mark: coronet
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: NZ7916
Four figure Latitude: 54.53312
Four figure longitude: -0.78067
1:25K map: NZ7916
1:10K map: NZ71NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the 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 | 134 | 1997 |