Record ID: SUSS-A702F4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and heavily corroded Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD). The obverse is missing nearly all of its identifying features save for faint traces of the inner beaded circle and fragments of the legend. The portion of the legend that is legible reads: [E]LIZABETH [...] [REG]INA. The reverse is a long cross fourchee over a royal shield within a beaded circle, with a date above. The reverse legend is made illegible by severe corrosion. However, it is possible to identify the third digit of the date as a 7 and this in conjunction with the size and remaining obve…
Created on: Tuesday 15th February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 16th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bodiam', grid reference and parish protected.