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COIN
Unique ID: DYFED-C4C80E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Elizabeth I Silver sixpence, dated to 1583 (5th issue). The obverse depicts the bust of Elizabeth I facing west, with a rose behind her neck to her right. The majority of the legend has been worn away and is difficult to understand but the letters 'ELIZAB' can be made out in the top right hand quarter of the coin. The reverse shows a shield with fleur de lis in the top left and bottom right quarters, and three lions in the top right and bottom left. The date 1583 is shown above the shield. The coin is whole but very worn .The coin weighs 2.7g and is 25mm in diameter.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 25 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PRN 128394
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, not further defined (N 1997, 2015, 2024 - 2031)
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Carmarthenshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Carmarthenshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kidwelly
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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