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COIN
Unique ID: SF-AA52E5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and incomplete silver shilling of Edward VI, probably second period, c.1549-1550 AD. Approximately one quarter of the coin is missing due to old breaks. As North, 1975: nos. 1917-1919.
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 1549
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.23 g
Diameter: 29.91 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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, 1549-1550 (N 1917/1 - 1925)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: EDWARD VI D[]HIB R
Reverse description: Oval garnished shield surmounted by crown, E R at the sides, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: []INI:FONS:VITE:[]
Initial mark: Y?
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Kedington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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