YORYM-DAFE46: Post-medieval Coin : Sixpence of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-DAFE46

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete sixpence of Elizabeth I. Long cross fourchée over shield with date above. Pheon initial mark. London mint. AD 1564.

North Vol II, pp 134, no 1997.

The coin has a possibly intensional, sub-rectangular purforation within the left field.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1564

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.84 mm
Weight: 2.76 g
Diameter: 25.65 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
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 with rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchée over shield with date above
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV.A/DITVTORE/M:MEV
Initial mark: Pheon
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Bishop Thornton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE2663
Four figure Latitude: 54.06229459
Four figure longitude: -1.60426322
1:25K map: SE2663
1:10K map: SE26SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son	134	1997

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Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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