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COIN

Unique ID: DEV-8E6433

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 1572

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.17 g
Diameter: 23.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Saturday 11th November 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt: 019799

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, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G [...] REGINA
Reverse description: Square topped shield quartered by long cross fourchee dividing legend; date above shield (1572).
Reverse inscription: POSVI/ DEV[...]/ [...]TORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Ermine
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine