SUSS-5C37C7: A Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, issued in AD 1572.

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-5C37C7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, issued in AD 1572. Second issue. Initial mark: ermine; date above shield: 1572. Mint of London. Cf. North 1991 Vol II, p. 134, no. 1997.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1572

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm

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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 rose behind the head.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR[A] ET HI[B] REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing legend. Date above shield 1572.
Reverse inscription: POSUI DEU ADIUTOREM MEU
Initial mark: Ermine.
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
Parish or ward: Alciston (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ4906
Four figure Latitude: 50.83435933
Four figure longitude: 0.11456824
1:25K map: TQ4906
1:10K map: TQ40NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found while metal-detecting between Jue 2012 and Novmember 2013.

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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