DEV-091F4D: Post medieval coin: sixpence of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: DEV-091F4D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A post medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dating to 1565. Pheon initial mark. Tower Mint. North (2006: 134) no. 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 1565
Date to: Exactly AD 1565

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.75 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Diameter: 25.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2018 - Wednesday 19th August 2020

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC Receipt 017771

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 head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D.G.[...] ET..[HYB] REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the shield with the date above
Reverse inscription: POSVI / DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV'
Initial mark: Pheon
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Mid Devon (District)
To be known as: Cullompton CP

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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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Recording Institution: DEV
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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