KENT-4F9BDA: A worn silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, Coronet mintmark

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Unique ID: KENT-4F9BDA

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A hammered worn silver post-medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I (r.1558-1603), dated 1567, part of the second issue of coinage (1561-1582), North Type 1997.Mint mark:Coronet.

Obv.: Crowned bust left; rose behind head right. Legend: '+EL[IZABE]TH[:D:G]:AN[G:FR:ET:HI ]REG[INA].Rev.: Long cross fourchee on royal shield surmounted by date '1567'.Legend:'+POSV[I]/DEV.'A[D]/[IVTORE]/M:MEVM'. Both sides of the coin show indications of substantial wear and the coin appears to have been folded and unfolded in antiquity, some indications of limited clipping.

Measurement: 24.25mm in diameter, 0.79mm thick and 2.41g in weight.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1567
Date to: Circa AD 1567

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.79 mm
Weight: 2.41 g
Diameter: 24.25 mm

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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 left; rose behind head right
Obverse inscription: +EL[IZABE]TH[:D:G]:AN[G:FR:ET:HI ]REG[INA]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee on royal shield surmounted by date '1567'
Reverse inscription: +POSV[I]/DEV.'A[D]/[IVTORE]/M:MEVM
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Woodnesborough (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR2857
Four figure Latitude: 51.26652513
Four figure longitude: 1.26693253
1:25K map: TR2857
1:10K map: TR25NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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

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

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