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Unique ID: NMS-4F9E98
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver Elizabeth I sixpence. initial mark Portcullis, London mint. Dated 1566 AD. North 1997.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1566
Date to: Exactly AD 1566
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 25.41 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th September 2009
This object was found at Urchfont 2009
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 facing left with rose behind bust.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross fourchee, with date 1566 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Portcullis
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU0456
Four figure Latitude: 51.3031082
Four figure longitude: -1.94400723
1:25K map: SU0456
1:10K map: SU05NW
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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