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Description: | 1593. Elizabeth I, hammered silver sixpence. Length 26mm, Width 24.7mm, Thickness 0.8mm, Diameter 26mm, Weight 2.8g. Obverse: Crowned bust left with rose behind. Inscription: ELIZAB.DG.ANG.FR.ET.HIB.K.REGI. Reverse: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend and date. Inscription: POSVI DEV A(DIVTORE)M MEV. Mint mark: TUN (123) Mint name: London Die axis: 60 deg. or 2 o'clock. Worn but legible, struck just a little off centre on both sides with silver grey tarnish. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2009, page 240 No. 2578B and English Hammered Coinage Vol. 2, J.J. North, Spink 1991 reprint 2006, page 137 No. 2015.
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