Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
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Unique ID: WILT-17C532
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A silver post medieval penny of Charles I, dating to the period AD 1625-1649. Tower mint. Indiscernible initial mark. Pierced at 9 o' clock on the obverse. cf. North 1991, vol II, p.162-163, nos. 2263-2273.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1625
Date to: Exactly AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.41 g
Diameter: 13.61 mm
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Other reference: SSWM 4557
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Charles I, not further defined (N 2261 - 2273)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with mark of value I behind
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS DG M B F ET H REX
Reverse description: Oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: IVST[ITIA THRONV]M FIR[MAT]
Initial mark: Indiscernible
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: ST9917
Four figure Latitude: 50.95243085
Four figure longitude: -2.01560872
1:25K map: ST9917
1:10K map: ST91NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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