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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-25C15D
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), second coinage, coronet initial mark, Tower of London mint, dated 1568 on the reverse.
Reference: North 1997.
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 1568
Date to: Circa AD 1568
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.36 g
Diameter: 25.2 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 434
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
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 facing left, rose behind head.
Obverse inscription: ELI[ZAB]ETH.D.G'. ANG[...]I' REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the legend.
Reverse inscription: POS[VI] / DEV'.AD / IVTORE / M.MEV'.
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: St. Leonards and St. Ives
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 1997 |
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