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A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dated 1594. Tower mint, London. The reverse mint mark is a woolpack.
Reference: North Volume 2, No. 2015
Diameter: 25.73 mm
Weight: 2.63 g
Die axis: 5
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1594
Date to: Circa AD 1594
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.77 mm
Weight: 2.63 g
Diameter: 25.73 mm
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Other reference: SCMS 017582
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, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: Bust facing left, crowned. Rose behind.
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D;G;ANG;FR [ET] HIB: REGI
Reverse description: Royal shield with long cross fourchée
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV: ADIVTOREM; MEV: 1594
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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Find number: SOM-6F4042
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to 1594. Initial mark woolpack. Mint of London.
Reference: North Vol 2,…
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Find number: LEIC-DB1761
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A Post-Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603), dating to c.AD 1594. Third coinage, woolpack initial mark. Mint of London.
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Find number: PUBLIC-2A2B41
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A Post-Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dating to AD 1594. Third coinage, woolpack initial mark, London mint. North (1991…
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