Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WAW-875102
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: Scottish twenty pence of Charles I (1625-1649). The coin is pierced.
Notes:
The coin has been pierced, potentially 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.
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 15.73 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2009 - Friday 15th January 2010
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Other
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of Scotland
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Bust facing left with XX behind.
Obverse inscription: CARO[ ]T ANG FR ET [ ]
Reverse description: Thistle surmounted by a crown.
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA [ ] FIRM [ ]
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SO7653
Four figure Latitude: 52.174731
Four figure longitude: -2.352372
1:25K map: SO7653
1:10K map: SO75SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.