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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-B527CD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A late medieval silver groat of Edward VI (1547-1553), light coinage, first reign dating to the period 1550-1553. Mint of York (North 1991: 124), no.1945/5. Weight: 0.57 g, Diameter: 14 mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1553
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.57 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th January 2015
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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
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Edward VI, Base silver, 1550-1553 (N 1945, 1946)
Obverse description: Double rose
Obverse inscription: [E] D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS EBO[RACI]
Initial mark: Illegible
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: Caistor area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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