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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-DA9B9B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1601

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 2.85 g
Diameter: 25.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2012 - Monday 31st December 2012

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2197

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, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: A crowned bust of the queen, facing left, with a rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FR E[T] HIB REGI
Reverse description: A square topped shield over a long cross fourchee dividing the legend. The date 1601 above
Reverse inscription: [P]OSVI DEV AD[IV]TOREM MEV
Initial mark: 1
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair