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Unique ID: SOM-39F455
Object type certainty: Certain
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Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark unclear, minted at London, dated 1566 on coin, North (1991: 134) no.1997. The coin has been clipped almost to the inner circle suggesting it was in circulation for some time.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1566
Date to: Exactly AD 1566
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 1998 - Tuesday 30th June 1998
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Other reference: SCC receipt 22328
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 facing left, rose behind head]
Obverse inscription: Illegible / clipped
Reverse description: Square topped shield over long cross fourchee with date, 1566, above shield
Reverse inscription: Illegible / clipped
Initial mark: Illegible / clipped
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: ST0441
Four figure Latitude: 51.16016825
Four figure longitude: -3.37421351
1:25K map: ST0441
1:10K map: ST04SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son |