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COIN

Unique ID: BH-E60989

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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 1568
Date to: Exactly AD 1568

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.46 g
Diameter: 25.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018 - Wednesday 31st January 2018

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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 left with rose behind head
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH:D.G.ANG.FR.ET:HI.REGINA.
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend. Date 1568 above shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV.AD/IVTORE/M MEV
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair