CAM-A24F76: Post-Medieval Coin : Silver Sixpence of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: CAM-A24F76

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, AD1558-1603. Reverse legend reads POSVI/DEV:AD/IVTORE/M.MEV . Reverse shows square shield, 1585 above. Initial mark is probably an escallop.

Obverse legend reads ELIZAB D.G ANG'.FR'ET.HIB.REGI . Obverse shows crowned bust left, rose behind head. This coin has a fold line across the centre of the flan. Die axis is 9 o'clock. Weight is 2.4g, diameter is 24.99mm.

Notes:

working no.32.

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 1585

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.4 g
Diameter: 24.99 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, not further defined (N 1997, 2015, 2024 - 2031)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D.G ANG'.FR'ET.HIB.REGI
Reverse description: Square shield, 1585 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV:AD/IVTORE/M.MEV
Initial mark: Escallop
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: South Cambridgeshire District Area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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