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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-750B2E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dating to 1574.
North (2006: 134) Type 1997. Minted at London, Eglantine initial mark.
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 1574
Date to: Exactly AD 1574
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.99 g
Diameter: 25.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2018 - Friday 23rd November 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 017777
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 facing left with rose behind the head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend with date above the shield, 1574.
Reverse inscription: POSUI DEU ADIUTOREM MEU
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
To be known as: Clyst St George CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 134 |
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