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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-02D00A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A gold half-sovereign of Edward VI, mint of London. North (1991) no.1911. Struck January 1549 - April 1550.
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 1549
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2014 - Sunday 1st March 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half sovereign (or double crown, ten shillings, half pound or half laurel)
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Half-sovereign: Edward VI, not further defined (N 1865 - 1866, 1892 - 1893, 1907 - 1912, 1928, 1950)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: EDWARD:VI:D:G:AGL:FRAN:Z:HIB:REX
Reverse description: Crowned oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: SCVTVM FIDEI PROTEGET EVM
Initial mark: Swan
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Welton le Marsh
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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