Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
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Unique ID: NLM-33FD14
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver coin. Scottish twenty pence of Charles I (1625-1649), probably Briot's milled issue of 1637-1642.
Obverse description: Bust left, XX behind head; the beard intrudes on the outer circle and the legend starts at 7 O'clock.
Obverse inscription: CAR.D.G.MAG.BRI.FR.ET.HI.R.
Reverse description: Crowned thistle, a character, possibly B, over crown.
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA.THRONVM.FIRMAT
Diameter: 16.1mm, Weight: 0.76gms, die axis: 12
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1637
Date to: Circa AD 1642
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.76 g
Diameter: 16.1 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 18th October 2012
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Other reference: NLM21376a
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Twenty pence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Type: Scottish: Silver coin of Charles I, Third coinage (S 5552 - 5591)
Obverse description: Bust left, XX behind head; the beard intrudes on the outer circle and the legend starts at 7 O’clock
Obverse inscription: CAR.D.G.MAG.BRI.FR.ET.HI.R.
Reverse description: Crowned thistle, a character, possibly B, over crown.
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA.THRONVM.FIRMAT
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TF3579
Four figure Latitude: 53.290775
Four figure longitude: 0.023843
1:25K map: TF3579
1:10K map: TF37NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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