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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-C4B586
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A torn and distorted silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) struck at the tower mint: London in 1565 - Initial Mark: Rose
North:1997
Notes:
Image has not been manipulated due to the damaged nature of the coin.
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 1565
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.03 g
Diameter: 25.6 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SMS Object Entry Form: SHRMS: E.00521
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 description: Crowned bust facing left - rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee - date 1565 above shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTORVM MEV
Initial mark: Rose
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very 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: Leintwardine
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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