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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-9C56AB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver penny of Edward VI in the name of Henry VIII. Circa AD1547-1551. Canterbury mint. North 1887.
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 1547
Date to: Circa AD 1551
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 9th March 2018 - Friday 9th March 2018
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 62926
Other reference: IND19072018GC
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: HDG [....]SINE SP
Reverse description: Tudor flat topped shield over long cross fourchee.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Rocklands (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL9995
Four figure Latitude: 52.51653823
Four figure longitude: 0.93142639
1:25K map: TL9995
1:10K map: TL99NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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