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Description: | Elizabeth I (1558-1603) silver sixpence. Obverse description; crown bust left with rose behind head. Obverse inscription; [ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA] Initial mark; Plain cross. Reverse description; Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend. The date above the shield reads; 1578. Reverse inscription; [POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEU]. Reverse initial mark; Plain cross. The silver sixpence is worn and clipped. The clipping obscures all of the legend.
References; SPINK 2000 Coins of England [pages: 238 ref: 2572]. North, J J 1992 English Hammered Coinage, Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 Spink [pages: 134 ref: 1997]. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1573 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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