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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-7899C4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval shilling of Edward VI (1547-1553. Initial mark: Y, 1549-1551, minted at Southwark (North 1991: 122, ref: 1917/2).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1549
Date to: Exactly AD 1551
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.01 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th July 2010
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Frank Basford
Identified by: Mr Frank Basford
Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2010-2-328
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: Southwark
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Edward VI, 1549-1550 (N 1917/1 - 1925)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: EDWARD.VI.D.G.AGL.FRA.Z.HIB.REX
Reverse description: Garnished oval shield, E R at sides
Reverse inscription: TIMOR.DOMIN.FONS.VITAE.M.D.XLIX (The fear of the Lord is the fountain of life)
Initial mark: Y
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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