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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-DDCB53

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: Circa AD 1580

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.85 mm
Weight: 2.86 g
Diameter: 26.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Thursday 11th September 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2363

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: A crowned bust of the queen, facing left, with a rose behind.
Obverse inscription: ELIZA[BET]H D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: A square topped shield over a long cross fourchee dividing the legend, with the date 1580 above.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOR[EM] MEV[M]
Initial mark: Long cross
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair