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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-793478
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD1558-1603)
2nd Issue, North No.1997. im Pheon AD1561
Obverse: crowned bust (worn away, deliberately defaced and scratched). ELIZABETH.D.GA_.FR'ET.HI.REGINA
Reverse: Long cross fourchee dividing the legend, over square heraldic shield, headed 1561 POSUI.DEU.ADIUTOREM. MEU
Legend differs from North 1997, in FR' (cf North: FRA) and HI (cf North HIB). Obverse bust is worn away but reverse is much less worn, so bust has been deliberately defaced and scratched.
Diameter 24.48mm thickness 0.63 mm Weight 2.2g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1561
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.63 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
Diameter: 24.48 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 31st March 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 415
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, 1561-1582 (N 1997)
Obverse description: bust facing left, worn to illegible
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D GA_ FR' ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield, with date above (1561), over long cross fourchee dividing legend
Reverse inscription: POSUI DEU ADIUTOREM MEU
Initial mark: pheon
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
To be known as: Runswick area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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