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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-A46250
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver milled sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dated to 1562. Obverse: crowned bust left with ornate dress and rose behind, star initial mark. Reverse: long cross fourchee over royal shield with date. North (1991), p138, number 2026.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1562
Date to: Circa AD 1562
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th March 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
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, Milled coinage, 1560-1571 (N 2024 - 2031)
Initial mark: Star
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Surrey Heath (District)
Parish or ward: West End (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU9561
Four figure Latitude: 51.3401599
Four figure longitude: -0.63753889
1:25K map: SU9561
1:10K map: SU96SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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