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LVPL-B49E06: Post-Medieval penny

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-B49E06

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A possible silver base penny of Edward VI, (1547-1553).

Obverse: worn double rose.

Reverse: CIVI[TAS....]; long cross fourchee over royal shield.

AD1550-1553.

North no. 1945 or 1946.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1553

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 16 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st November 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Edward VI, Base silver, 1550-1553 (N 1945, 1946)
Obverse description: Worn double rose.
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVI[TAS….]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Skirpenbeck

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found while metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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