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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-FE7CFC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), third issue, dated 1570.
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head. Mintmark castle (71)
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH.D'.G'.ANG FR.ET HI' REGINA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, date over shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV'.AD/IVTORE/M. MEV:
Diameter: 25.7mm, Weight: 2.60gms, die axis: 5
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 1570
Date to: Exactly AD 1570
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 25.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29756
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: Bust left, rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH.D’.G’.ANG FR.ET HI’ REGINA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, date over shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV’.AD/IVTORE/M. MEV:
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Louth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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