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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-C79393

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 1572
Date to: Exactly AD 1573

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.36 g
Diameter: 24.49 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st December 2016 - Thursday 2nd February 2017

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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, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Bust facing left rose behind.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Shield dated 1573 above.
Reverse inscription: POSVI / DEV AD / IVTORE / M MEV
Initial mark: Ermine
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor