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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-3B9F85
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), fourth issue, dated 1579.
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head. Mintmark Greek cross (7)
Obverse inscription: +ELIZABETH:D.'G.'ANG.'FR.'ET.H[--]INA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, date over shield.
Reverse inscription: +POSVI/[---D]/IVTORE/M.MEV.
Diameter: 26mm, Weight: 2.71gms, die axis: 10
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1579
Date to: Exactly AD 1579
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.71 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Monday 31st December 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM23377a
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: Bust left, rose behind head.
Obverse inscription: +ELIZABETH:D.’G.’ANG.’FR.’ET.H[--]INA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, date over shield.
Reverse inscription: +POSVI/[---D]/IVTORE/M.MEV.
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: West Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
References cited
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