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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-85FC79
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I dating from AD1561. Mintmark pheon.
Obv: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Rev: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Ref: 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: Exactly AD 1561
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.46 g
Diameter: 20.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 20th January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 183
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 with rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: long cross fourchee over royal shield with date above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: pheon
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Copeland (District)
To be known as: Muncaster
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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