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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-2A0827
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval base silver penny of Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, minted at York, 1550-1553 AD, North 1946.
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: 0.64 g
Diameter: 15.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 3rd October 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 020871
Materials and construction
Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Edward VI, Base silver, 1550-1553 (N 1945, 1946)
Obverse description: Double rose
Obverse inscription: [E D G ROSA SINE] SPIN[A]
Reverse description: Square topped shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIV[I]/TAS/ EBO/[R]ACI
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alverdiston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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