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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-F23C71
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, (AD 1558-1603).
Obverse: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA; crowned bust left, rose behind.
Reverse: POSVI DEV'. ADIVTOREM. MEV.'; 1575 above shield.
IM: Eglantine, (1574-8).
Clipped. North no. 1997.
Notes:
Possible contemporary forgery due to irregular lettering.
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 1575
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 26.72 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2014
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Ms Vanessa Oakden
Identified by: Ms Vanessa Oakden
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, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, rose behind.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: 1575 above shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV'. ADIVTOREM. MEV.'
Initial mark: Eglantine
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Tarporley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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