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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-64C001
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn Post-Medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Tower mint, 3rd or 4th issue (1571).
Reference: North 1997
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1571
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.77 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 16th July 2013 - Tuesday 17th September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museum Entry Form 3686
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
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 left, rose behind bust
Obverse inscription: ELIZA………
Reverse description: Shield of Tudor arms under long cross fourchée, date above shield 1571
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEVM
Initial mark: Castle
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Hart (District)
To be known as: Winchfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1975 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink & Son | 1997 |
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