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COIN
Unique ID: BH-991376
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A penny of Henry VIII. Posthumous coinage, minted at London, 1547 - 1551.
Diameter: 14.1mm; thickness: 0.6mm. Weight: 0.56g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1547
Date to: Exactly AD 1551
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.56 g
Diameter: 14.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/120 - 9
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Edward VI, in the name of Henry VIII, 1547-1551 (N 1883 - 1888)
Obverse description: Crowned three-quarters bust right.
Obverse inscription: H D G ROSA ROSA [SINE] SPIN (sic.)
Reverse description: Shield and long cross.
Reverse inscription: [CIVI]/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: None.
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Kingsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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