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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-D4CA65
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), second issue. Obverse depicts crowned bust left with large rose behind: ELIZABETH DG ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA. Reverse depicts square shield on long cross fourchee with 1573 above shield: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV. IM mark ermine. North no 1997.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1573
Date to: Exactly AD 1573
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 25.56 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2014
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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 large rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DG ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: square shield on long cross fourchee, 1573 above shield
Initial mark: ermine
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
District: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Winwick
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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