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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-851099
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A base silver shilling of Edward VI (AD547-1553) as North 1944/1, Mint: London, Im: Rose (probably) Dated: AD1550-1553. The coin is pierced at the 12 o'clock position on the obverse from the obverse through to the reverse.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1553
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 2.44 g
Diameter: 28.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2022
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Edward VI, Base silver, 1550-1553 (N 1943/1 - 1944/2)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: [...] nL FR [...]
Reverse description: Oval shield crowned and garnished
Reverse inscription: TIMOR DO[M]INI FON [,,,] LI
Initial mark: Rose (probably)
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Warwick (District)
Parish or ward: Lapworth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP1668
Four figure Latitude: 52.30988275
Four figure longitude: -1.76674049
1:25K map: SP1668
1:10K map: SP16NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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