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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-2B4FA9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A clipped and extremely worn silver shilling of Charles I (1625-1649), group E, unclear initial mark, dating to 1636-1643. Obverse: bust with XII behind. Reverse: square shield over cross pattee moline. As North (1991), p160, number 2227-2230.
The coin has been clipped to the inner circles, suggesting revaluation or re-use as a token.
Notes:
Recorded from details emailed by the finder.
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 1636
Date to: Circa AD 1643
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.2 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd January 2022
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Charles I, Group E (N 2227 - 2230/3)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, mark of value behind.
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Square shield over cross pattee moline.
Reverse inscription: [...]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Hart (District)
Parish or ward: Odiham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU7352
Four figure Latitude: 51.26249411
Four figure longitude: -0.95515059
1:25K map: SU7352
1:10K map: SU75SW
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. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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