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Unique ID: WILT-B8DEE0
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete base silver post-medieval penny of Edward VI dating to the period AD 1550-1553. Third period. Initial mark: mullet. York mint. North: 1946.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1550
Date to: Exactly AD 1553
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.37 g
Diameter: 14.68 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th December 2015
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Other reference: SSWM 4913 333y
Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Rose
Obverse inscription: [E D G] ROS[A SINE SPINA]
Reverse description: Long cross over royal shield
Reverse inscription: [CIVITAS] EBO[RACI]
Initial mark: mullet
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
No coin references available.
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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