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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-ACA855
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver post medieval coin; a Scottish twenty pence of Charles I (1625 - 1649), Third coinage (1637 - 1642). The coin has a diameter of 16.2mm and is 0.5mm thick. It weighs 1g. The coin has been struck off centre and is slightly bent. It has also been pierced with a lozenge shaped hole above and to the right of the bust, from the obverse. See Spink's Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands number 5581.
Notes:
The coin has been pierced, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins, and not all coins were pierced to convert them into objects such as pendants. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.
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 1637
Date to: AD 1642
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 16.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 5th July 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Other
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left with XX behind.
Obverse inscription: CAR DG SCOT ANG FR ET HIB R
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Owersby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0594
Four figure Latitude: 53.432338
Four figure longitude: -0.421036
1:25K map: TF0594
1:10K map: TF09SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skingley, P. | 2002 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | London | Spink & Son Ltd | 5581 |
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