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Unique ID: GLO-874FE4
Object type certainty: Certain
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A sixpence of Elizabeth I dating to 1582 Obverse: crowned bust facing left rose behind ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI Reverse: shield on long cross fourchée, 1582 above POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1582
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.12 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014 - Wednesday 2nd August 2017
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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, not further defined (N 1997, 2015, 2024 - 2031)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing left rose behind
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI
Reverse description: shield on long cross fourchée, 1582 above
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV.
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SO6913
Four figure Latitude: 51.81476354
Four figure longitude: -2.45109999
1:25K map: SO6913
1:10K map: SO61SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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