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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-93605F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Charles II (1660-1685) Guinea dated 1672. The coin has a line running through the "CAROLVS II" part of the legend and the tops of some of the letters are not fully formed, indicating the coin was struck from a cracked die.
Seaby/Spink reference 3344
The coin weighs 8.36 gram and is 25.4mm in diameter.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date to: Circa AD 1672
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 8.36 g
Diameter: 25.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th July 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Guinea (gold)
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of England
Category: Modern
Type: Guinea: Charles II (S 3338 - 3346)
Obverse description: Laureate bust right
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles
Reverse inscription: MAG BER FRA ET HIB REX 1672
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Hart (District)
To be known as: Hartley Wintley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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