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Description: | A silver hammered sixpence coin of Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Obverse shows Crowned bust left, rose behind. Obverse legend reads +.ELIZABETH:D:G:ANG [FR] ET H[I]B REGINA . Reverse shows Royal square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend with the date 1[5]78 above. Reverse legend reads + POSVI/DEV:AD/IVTORE/M.MEV . Initial mark on both the obverse and reverse is plain cross, second issue, date range 1578-1580 (North, J.J., 1991, Vol.II, p.130-131) (described as a Greek cross, fourth issue, date range 1578-1579 in Spink 2007, 42nd Ed.).See North, J.J. 1991, Vol.II, p.134, no.1997.Die axis is 6 o'clock, weight is 3.08g, diameter is 26.36mm, thickness is 0.89mm.A sixpence of Elizabeth I is a common coin frequently found in England with c.1000 already having been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database and many more being held in museum, private and archaeological collections around the country. Relatively few coins have been recorded from the Peterborough area and this highlights the issue of a lack of information being recorded rather than a lack of archaeology in the area.
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