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Unique ID: DEV-91A6F5
Object type certainty: Certain
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A post-medieval silver coin, The coin is a sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558 - 1603). The coin is dated to 1562; similar to Spink (2011 edition) number 2595, page 257.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1562
Date to: Exactly AD 1562
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 26 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2013
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 ear
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DG ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square topped shield divided by long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEVM
Initial mark: Star
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SY0784
Four figure Latitude: 50.64823549
Four figure longitude: -3.31678492
1:25K map: SY0784
1:10K map: SY04NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Spink and Son Ltd | 2005 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 257 | 2595 |