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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-DDD5C8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1567
Date to: AD 1567
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.24 g
Diameter: 26.01 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2005 - Sunday 1st May 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with a rose behind the head
Obverse inscription: ELIZA[BET]H DG ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend, 1567 above shield
Reverse inscription: PO[S]VI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Coronet 1567-70
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Dorchester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 111 |
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