LANCUM-896BEA: Silver sixpence of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: LANCUM-896BEA

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, third issue (1583-1603). Obv. has crowned bust facing left - bust 6C (Spink 2008, 240) - with a rose behind the head. The legend reads ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI with a hand initial mark. Rev. has squared shield on cross fourchee with the date 1590 above. The legend reads POSVI DEV' ADIVTOREM MEV' with a hand initial mark.

Diameter: 26mm; weight: 3.5g

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 1590

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.5 g
Diameter: 26 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, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: Crowned bust l with rose behind the head
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI
Reverse description: squared shield on cross fourchee with the date 1590 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV’ ADIVTOREM MEV’
Initial mark: Hand

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: Kentmere

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found while metal detecting

References cited

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

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