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Unique ID: PUBLIC-0531A3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) from the Tower mint, mintmark : coronet, dated 1567. North (1991) no.1997.
Obverse: crowned bust left with rosette behind +ELIZABETH DG AN[G FRA] ET HIB REGINA Reverse: long cross over royal shield with date 1567 above. Legend +POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM [MEV].
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1567
Date to: Exactly AD 1567
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 24.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th December 2018
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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, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with rosette behind
Obverse inscription: + ELIZABETH DG AN[G FRA] ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Long cross over royal shield dated 1567 above
Reverse inscription: + POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM [MEV]
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |