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COIN
Unique ID: OXON-519A01
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and incomplete post-Medieval silver penny probably of Edward VI (AD 1547-1553), dating to the period 1550-1553. London mint. North (1991: 124) No. 1945. The coin is very worn and most of its circumference to chips only the edge between 8 and 10 o'clock on the reverse survives.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1550
Date to: Exactly AD 1553
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.2 mm
Width: 10.1 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.46 g
Diameter: 15.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2019 - Thursday 20th February 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OMS receipt 2380
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Possibly double rose
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: long cross fourchée over square topped royal shield
Reverse inscription: [...]/[...]/LO[N]/[...]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Great Haseley CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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