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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-B66655
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval silver shilling of Edward VI (1547-1553), minted at London. Fine Silver, initial mark: Y, 1549-1551 (North 1991: 123, ref: 1937).
Obverse: EDWARD.VI.D.G.AGL.FRA.Z.hIB.REX; Crowned bust facing with rose to left and XII to right.
Reverse: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEVM:Y (I have made God my Helper); Long cross fourchée over royal shield.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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: 5.85 g
Diameter: 31.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 9th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-4-336
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, Fine silver, 1550-1553 (N 1937)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with rose to left and XII to right
Obverse inscription: EDWARD.VI.D.G.AGL.FRA.Z.hIB.REX
Reverse description: Long cross fourchée over royal shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEVM:Y (I have made God my Helper)
Initial mark: y
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
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
| 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 | 123 | 1937 |
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