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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-6A9B3B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Evidence of reuse: clipped

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 1596
Date to: Circa AD 1596
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 2.1 g
Diameter: 22.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th July 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

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: Crowned bust left. Rose behind head
Obverse inscription: [ ] ANG FR [ ]
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee, dividing the legend. Date (1596) above shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/[ ]
Initial mark: unclear
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine