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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-207471
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
: Silver
Coin. Sixpence, probably of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), worn and partly folded.
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head.
Obverse inscription: illegible.
Reverse description: Shield of Arms with long cross.
Reverse inscription: [--]IV[---]
Diameter: 24.6mm, Weight: 2.15gms, die axis: Possibly 8.
Class:
Sixpence, probably of Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
Inscription:
reverse: [--]IV[---]
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
Weight: 2.15 g
Diameter: 24.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM20199a
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, not further defined (N 1997, 2015, 2024 - 2031)
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head
Reverse description: Shield of Arms with long cross.
Reverse inscription: [--]IV[---]
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Roxby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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