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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-17CFDA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver sixpence of Philip and Mary, Tower, North 1970, weight 2.89g, 1554
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 1554
Date to: Exactly AD 1554
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 8th July 2015 - Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 58384
Other reference: AMD092015
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Philip of Spain and Mary Tudor
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Philip and Mary, 1554-1558 (N 1970 - 1972)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Hoe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF9915
Four figure Latitude: 52.6960971
Four figure longitude: 0.94344915
1:25K map: TF9915
1:10K map: TF91NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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