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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-376408
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn silver shilling of Edward VI (AD 1547-1553). Arrow initial mark and date correspond to AD 1549. London mint. North 1917/1.
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 1549
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.97 mm
Weight: 4.7 g
Diameter: 30.05 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Tuesday 5th February 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2012.416
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
Obverse inscription: EDWARD VI D G AGL FRA Z HI REX
Reverse description: Oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: TIMOR DOMINI FONS VITE MDXLIX
Initial mark: Arrow
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Bicester area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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