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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-B2FEEB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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 1568

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 25 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th September 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OXPAS2016.449

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
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH [D G] ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield beneath long cross fourchée, date above shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV / 1568
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine