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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-96F9C0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Elizabeth sixpence, 2nd issue (1561-1582). Obverse crowned bust, left, with rose behind legend ELIZABETH D G ANG [FRA ET] HI REGINA. Reverse square shield with long cross forchee dividing the legend POSVI DE[V AD]IVTOREM MEV with the date 1569. Coronet initial mark for 1567-1570. See North (1991, 134, No. 1997).
Diameter: 25.01mm; weight: 2.7g
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 1569
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 25.01 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 6th January 2016 - Wednesday 6th April 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
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, not further defined (N 1997, 2015, 2024 - 2031)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG [FRA ET] HI REGINA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: POSVI DE[V AD]IVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Whittington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 134 | 1997 |
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