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COIN

Unique ID: GLO-714984

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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 1580

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.81 g
Diameter: 26 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015 - Tuesday 1st September 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 rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: shield on long cross fourchée, 1580 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine