COIN

Unique ID: SF-95BA9D

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
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1583

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.78 mm
Weight: 2.51 g
Diameter: 26.59 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015

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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, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with a rose behind the head
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI
Reverse description: Square shield on a long cross fourchee dividing the legend with the date 1583 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEVM
Initial mark: Bell
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair