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Unique ID: LANCUM-E13456
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver hammered penny or Charles I dating from c. AD1625-49. Probably Aberysthwyth bust; North 2272.
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: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.1 mm
Weight: 0.55 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 21st May 2010
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Charles I, Group E (N 2272)
Obverse description: crowned bust left with I behind
Obverse inscription: C[AROLVS] D G M B [...]REX
Reverse description: oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT
Initial mark: illegible
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.