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COIN
Unique ID: DOR-BE9706
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I dating to 1568. Crowned bust facing left with a rose behind it on the obverse. Royal shield with long cross fourchee on the reverse.
Initial mark: coronet
Reference: North Vol II, No. 1997
Date: Post Medieval - 1568
Diameter: 24.14 mm
Weight: 3.16 g
Die axis: 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1568
Date to: Circa AD 1568
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.16 g
Diameter: 24.14 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 020808
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 facing left. Rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G A[NG FRA Z H]I REGINA
Reverse description: Royal shield with long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: coronet
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: Melcombe Horsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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