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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-96E68C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete post-medieval silver penny of Edward VI (1547-1553), struck in the name of Henry VIII. Posthumous coinage (North 1887) dating to 1547-1551. Mint of Canterbury. North (1975, 100).

This coin measures 15.8mm in diameter, 0.7mm in thickness and weighs 0.37g. It has been bent and suffered a significant loss equating to around 40% of the original flan following an old, ragged break.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum - not a Treasure case

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1547
Date to: Exactly AD 1551

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.37 g
Diameter: 15.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1970 - Sunday 31st December 2000

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Winchester Collections AY 568
Museum accession number: WINCM: AY 568.322

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
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 bust facing
Obverse inscription: [h D G ROSA SIN]E SPINE
Reverse description: Long bifurcated cross over royal shield
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]/ CAN/[TOR]
Initial mark: None
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Bishops Sutton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6031
Four figure Latitude: 51.07519782
Four figure longitude: -1.14493897
1:25K map: SU6031
1:10K map: SU63SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1991	English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son Ltd	100	1887

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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