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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-1E3907
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver penny of Edward VI (AD 1547 - AD 1553), struck as part of the third coinage between AD 1552 - AD 1553. Pierced mullet initial mark. Mint of York.
North Vol 2, p. 124, no. 1946.
Diameter: 14.8 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
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 1552
Date to: Circa AD 1553
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 14.8 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT: E04965
Materials and construction
Primary material: Base 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
Obverse description: Double rose
Obverse inscription: [ ] SPINA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI
Initial mark: Pierced mullet
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: North Yorkshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | p. 124, no. 1946. |
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