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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-EE83FA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
~~A sixpence of Elizabeth I dating to 1583 Obverse: crowned bust facing left rose behind ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI Reverse: shield on long cross fourchée, 1583 above POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV Mintmark:A
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 1583
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.83 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st March 2017 - Saturday 1st July 2017
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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, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing left rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI
Reverse description: shield on long cross fourchée, 1583 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Monmouthshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Monmouthshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Monmouth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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