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Unique ID: SUSS-E6DE75
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Second coinage (North 1997). Initial mark: pheon, dated 1561 (on coin). Mint of London (Tower). North (1991, 134).
It measures 25.69mm in diameter, 0.74mm in thickness and weighs 3.1g
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 1561
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.74 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Diameter: 25.69 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th 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 of queen facing left, rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABE[T]H D.' G.' ANG.' FR. ET HI' REGINA
Reverse description: Square-topped shield on long cross fourchee; date, 1561, above
Reverse inscription: [PO]SVI/ DEV AD/IVTORE/M . MEV
Initial mark: Pheon
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 134 | 1997 |
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