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COIN

Unique ID: SUR-3924A4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Eglantine initial mark and dated to 1574. As North (1991), p134, number 1997.

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Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1574
Date to: Circa AD 1574

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 25.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd April 2019

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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, rose behind.
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield, date above.
Initial mark: Eglantine.
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Bradley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6342
Four figure Latitude: 51.1737772
Four figure longitude: -1.1002036
1:25K map: SU6342
1:10K map: SU64SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son

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Updated: 4 years ago

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