File:A very worn silver coin of Elizabeth I of uncertain date, possibly a sixpence. (FindID 1002135).jpg

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A very worn silver coin of Elizabeth I of uncertain date, possibly a sixpence.
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2020-04-28 16:47:59
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A very worn silver coin of Elizabeth I of uncertain date, possibly a sixpence.
Description
English: A complete but very worn coin of Elizabeth I of uncertain date.  There is no visible date above the shield on the reverse but the size suggests it is probably a sixpence. The obverse is very damaged and worn.  Only some of the legend is legible [ELIZABE]TH D[…]REGI[NA].  The reverse has a squared shield on a long cross fourchée with only part of the original legend legible [POSVI DEV AD]VITOR [E] MEVM.

Diameter: 24.6 mm; Weight: 2.5g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Wrexham
Date between 1558 and 1603
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1558-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1603-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 1002135
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1101869
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1101869/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1002135
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