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Shilling
Early Anglo-Saxon 620-675 AD
Edward VI 1547-1553 AD
Henry VIII's young son Edward VI Edward VI of England continued the issues of base testoons. In his reign the testoons were called "shillings" for the first time, and the coins show the bust of the young boy king. Unlike his father's coins, the shillings of Edward VI cannot be differentiated by their reverse legend. There are six slightly different busts for these issues. Most importantly, these coins are the first English ones to carry the date, which is in Roman numerals Roman numeral. The coins were minted at the Durham House, Tower, Southwark, Canterbury and Bristol mints.
The mint-marks for these coins are:
Durham House MDXLVIII (1548)
-BOW
This issue is exceedingly rare and could be a pattern or contemporary forgery.
Durham House MDXLIX (1549)
-BOW
Tower MDXLIX (1549)
-ARROW OR
-GRAPPLE OR
-PHEON OR
-SWAN
Southwark MDXLIX (1549)
-Y OR
-EY
Canterbury MDXLIX (1549)
-ROSE OR
-T
Bristol MDXLIX (1549)
-TC
Tower MDL (1550)
-LION OR
-LIS OR
-PHEON AND
-SWAN OR
-MARLET OR
-CROWNED LEOPARD'S HEAD
Southwark MDL (1550)
Y OR
-LIS AND Y
Tower MDLI (1551)
-LION AND ROSE OR
-ROSE AND ROSE
Southwark MDLI (1551)
-Y AND LIS
Undated issue (Durham House)
-BOW
Fine silver issue
In 1551 the silver standard was restored from about 0.250 silver to the normal 0.925 "sterling" silver. This issue has a stunning facing bust of the king and is very highly collectible. It was struck in large quantities but is normally found fairly worn and sometimes holed.
Mint-marks:
Tower. No date (1551)
-Y
Tower. No date (1551-3)
-TUN
Henry VIII's young son Edward VI Edward VI of England continued the issues of base testoons. In his reign the testoons were called "shillings" for the first time, and the coins show the bust of the young boy king. Unlike his father's coins, the shillings of Edward VI cannot be differentiated by their reverse legend. There are six slightly different busts for these issues. Most importantly, these coins are the first English ones to carry the date, which is in Roman numerals Roman numeral. The coins were minted at the Durham House, Tower, Southwark, Canterbury and Bristol mints.
The mint-marks for these coins are:
Durham House MDXLVIII (1548)
-BOW
This issue is exceedingly rare and could be a pattern or contemporary forgery.
Durham House MDXLIX (1549)
-BOW
Tower MDXLIX (1549)
-ARROW OR
-GRAPPLE OR
-PHEON OR
-SWAN
Southwark MDXLIX (1549)
-Y OR
-EY
Canterbury MDXLIX (1549)
-ROSE OR
-T
Bristol MDXLIX (1549)
-TC
Tower MDL (1550)
-LION OR
-LIS OR
-PHEON AND
-SWAN OR
-MARLET OR
-CROWNED LEOPARD'S HEAD
Southwark MDL (1550)
Y OR
-LIS AND Y
Tower MDLI (1551)
-LION AND ROSE OR
-ROSE AND ROSE
Southwark MDLI (1551)
-Y AND LIS
Undated issue (Durham House)
-BOW
Fine silver issue
In 1551 the silver standard was restored from about 0.250 silver to the normal 0.925 "sterling" silver. This issue has a stunning facing bust of the king and is very highly collectible. It was struck in large quantities but is normally found fairly worn and sometimes holed.
Mint-marks:
Tower. No date (1551)
-Y
Tower. No date (1551-3)
-TUN
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