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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-FCF057
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver shilling of Edward VI
Date 1549
Diameter 31mm, weight 3.84g
Obverse: crowned bust facing right
Obverse inscription: EDWARD [VI D G] AGL FRA Z HIB RE[X]
Reverse: Royal coat of arms on an oval shield
Reverse inscription: [TIMO]R [DOMI]NI FO[NS VITE] M D XL[I]X
Mint: Canterbury
Mintmark: t
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1549
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.84 g
Diameter: 31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2013 - Tuesday 30th April 2013
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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 facing right
Obverse inscription: EDWARD [VI D G] AGL FRA Z HIB RE[X]
Reverse description: Royal coat of arms on an oval shield
Reverse inscription: [TIMO]R [DOMI]NI FO[NS VITE] M D XL[I]X
Initial mark: t
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Stroud (District)
To be known as: Hardwicke
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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