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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-B2D92D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, (1558-1603). Reverse: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV; square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the legend, 1567 above shield. IM: Coronet (1567-1570). Second issue, North no. 1997.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1567
Date to: Circa AD 1567
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th January 2016 - Wednesday 27th January 2016
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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
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, rose behind.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the legend, 1567 above shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Stanthorne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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