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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-134264
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and possibly clipped post-Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), minted at London. Initial marks: [key]/key, dated 1596 on coin (North 1991: 137, ref: 2015).
Obverse: ELIZAB.D.G.ANG [FR ET] HIB.REGI., Crowned bust left with a rose behind the head.
Reverse: [P]OSVI/DEV.AD/IVTORE/M.ME[V] (I have made God my Helper), Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with date of 1596 above shield.
Diameter: 25.8mm. Weight: 2.44g. DA=12:5.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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: Exactly AD 1596
Date to: Exactly AD 1596
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.44 g
Diameter: 25.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 22nd February 2017 - Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-1-45
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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 left with a rose behind the head
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB.D.G.ANG [FR ET] HIB.REGI.
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with date of 1596 above shield
Reverse inscription: [P]OSVI/DEV.AD/IVTORE/M.ME[V] (I have made God my Helper)
Initial mark: Key
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 137 | 2015 |
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