WAW-6DA75B: Post Medieval coin: sixpence of an unknown ruler (Obverse and reverse).

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-6DA75B

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

Post Medieval coin: possible sixpence of Elizabeth I to Charles I. Mint unknown.

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 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1649

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 21 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 23rd January 2016 - Saturday 23rd January 2016

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Uncertain
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I - Charles I
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver coin of Elizabeth I to Charles I, reverse coat of arms
Obverse description: The bust is not visible due to wear and pecking.
Obverse inscription: Illegible due to wear and corrosion and some clipping.
Reverse description: The long cross is visible otherwise the detail is not visible.
Reverse inscription: Illegible due to wear and corrosion and some clipping.
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Milton-under-Wychwood (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP2617
Four figure Latitude: 51.85099327
Four figure longitude: -1.6239377
1:25K map: SP2617
1:10K map: SP21NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Timeline of associated dates

Audit data

Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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