WMID-9B14C6: Post Medieval coin: sixpence of Elizabeth I

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Unique ID: WMID-9B14C6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603). Second issue (North 1997) uncertain initial mark, dating to AD 1561-1582. Minted at London. North (1991: 134). Coin is extremely worn on both faces.

Overall dimensions: 22.48mm in dimater and 1.17g in weight.

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 1582

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.17 g
Diameter: 22.48 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 22nd August 2018

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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, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: [ELIZ]ABETH[...] G [...] INA
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross fourchee.
Reverse inscription: P[...] IVTO [...]
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Greete (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO5770
Four figure Latitude: 52.32639917
Four figure longitude: -2.63236728
1:25K map: SO5770
1:10K map: SO57SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1991	English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son Ltd	p. 134	no. 1997

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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