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COIN

Unique ID: WILT-4C9D37

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to 1568. Coronet initial mark, London (Tower mint). North 1997. This coin appears to have been bent in the form of a love token.

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
Date to: Circa AD 1568

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.91 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th September 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 5171

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, not further defined (N 1997, 2015, 2024 - 2031)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, Rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Date above shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEU ADIUTOREM MEU
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Chilmark (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST9633
Four figure Latitude: 51.09629235
Four figure longitude: -2.05849897
1:25K map: ST9633
1:10K map: ST93SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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