CORN-A670E3: sixpence of Elizabeth I (obverse)

Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-A670E3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third and Fourth Issue (1561-1577), mintmark lion (1566-1567), dated to 1567 on the reverse, Spink 2562.

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: Exactly AD 1567
Date to: Exactly AD 1567

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 2.75 g
Diameter: 25.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th July 2015 - Saturday 11th July 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, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left but bust too worn to classify
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET [HI R]EGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee with date 1567 above
Reverse inscription: PO[SVI DEV] ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Lion
Die axis measurement: 12 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: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Penzance (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW4627
Four figure Latitude: 50.08868903
Four figure longitude: -5.55234259
1:25K map: SW4627
1:10K map: SW47SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Spink and Son Ltd 2008 Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition London Spink 238 2562

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Audit data

Recording Institution: CORN
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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