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COIN
Unique ID: SF-C1743E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver Post Medieval penny of Edward VI (AD 1547-1553), on the name of Henry VIII (AD 1509-1547), dating to AD 1547-1551. Mint of Canterbury. 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
Thickness: 0.58 mm
Weight: 0.37 g
Diameter: 16.37 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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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, not further defined (N 1883 - 1888, 1902, 1903, 1942, 1945, 1946)
Obverse description: Crowned three quarter bust right.
Obverse inscription: H . D. G . ROSA SINE [SPIN]E
Reverse description: Shield over long cross fourchée.
Reverse inscription: [...]C[A]N/TOR
Initial mark: -
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Lackford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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