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Silver Sixpence (Elizabeth I)
Image Not Available for Silver Sixpence (Elizabeth I)

Silver Sixpence (Elizabeth I)

Issuer (Greenwich Palace, London, England, 1533 - 1604)
Date1562
Object NameSixpence
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 26 mm
Approximately: Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: Weight: 3.2 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1943 by George W Clyne.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS015988
Keywords
About MeObverse: crowned bust (l.) with decorated dress; small rose behind head; star mintmark
Reverse: flat-topped royal shield over cross fourche; date above shield; star mintmark
Silver Sixpence (3rd Issue: Eliz.I)
Empress Elizabeth of Russia
1593
Groat (1st Issue)
Queen Elizabeth I
1560 - 1561
Silver Penny(3rd Issue?: Eliz.I)
Queen Elizabeth I
1561 - 1577