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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-C5CD37
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval silver shilling of Edward VI (1547-1553). Third period, fine silver (North 1937). Initial mark: tun, dating to 1551-1553. Mint of London (Tower). North (1991, 123)
It measures 30 mm in diameter
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1551
Date to: Exactly AD 1553
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 30 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th December 2012
Personal details
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Personal Ref.: 283
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, rose to left, XII to right
Obverse inscription: EDWARD.' VI : D' G'. AGL'. FRA'. Z : hIB'. REX :
Reverse description: Long cross fourcheé over royal shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI/ DEV.' A/DIVTOR/E.' mEV.'
Initial mark: tun
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Buslingthorpe
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. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 123 | 1937 |
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