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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-14E05D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A base silver shilling of Edward VI, 1550-1553, Southwark mint, base issue, third period (1550-1553). North 1991 volume II, pg. 124: 1943/2.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1550
Date to: Exactly AD 1553
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 4.4 g
Diameter: 30.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th May 2017 - Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM: 4673
Materials and construction
Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Bust crowned facing right
Obverse inscription: EDWARD VI DG AGL FRAZ HIB REX
Reverse description: Oval shield crowned and garnished with 'E/R' at sides
Reverse inscription: TIMOR DOMINI FONS VITAE MDL
Initial mark: Lis
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Mentmore (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8819
Four figure Latitude: 51.86265298
Four figure longitude: -0.72347096
1:25K map: SP8819
1:10K map: SP81NE
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 | pg. 124: | 1943/2. |
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