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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-155BB0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), second issue, Tower mint, dated 1581 to the reverse. Reference: North 1997.
The coin is very worn, the obverse illegible, and the flan has been clipped down to the inner circle.
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 1581
Date to: Circa AD 1581
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.39 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th March 2015 - Sunday 8th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form 51
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
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: Illegible
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Shield with Arms of Tudor England, date 1581 above
Reverse inscription: [...]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
To be known as: Petersfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 1997 |
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