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Unique ID: DENO-965458
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Post-Medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I. Pheon initial mark, London (Tower) mint (AD 1561; North 1997)
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1561
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.54 g
Diameter: 24.86 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th July 2015
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Other reference: Derby E8330 12
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D [G] ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing legend and date above shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI / DEV AD/IVTOR[E]/M MEV
Initial mark: Pheon
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK1274
Four figure Latitude: 53.26286536
Four figure longitude: -1.82156013
1:25K map: SK1274
1:10K map: SK17SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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