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Unique ID: IOW-F79B5F
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete but bent post-Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), minted at London and dated 1591 on coin. Initial marks: hand/hand (North 1991: 137, ref: 2015).
Obverse: ELIZAB.D.G.ANG.FR.ET.HIB REGI, Crowned bust facing left with a rose behind the head.
Reverse: POSVI/DEV.AD/IVTORE/M.MEV (I have made God my Helper), Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with 1591 above shield.
Diameter: 25.7mm. Weight: 2.91g. DA=12:5.
The coin is bent at an angle of about 100°.
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1591
Date to: Exactly AD 1591
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.91 g
Diameter: 25.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th July 2017 - Wednesday 5th July 2017
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Other reference: IOW2017-7-163
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
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing 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 1591 above shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV.AD/IVTORE/M.MEV (I have made God my Helper)
Initial mark: Hand
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 137 | 2015 |