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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-BD2727
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Charles I (1625-1649 AD) sixpence, minted 1638-1639 AD.
obv description: bust facing left with VI behind the head. obv legend: CAROLVS D G MAG BR FR ET HI REX
rev description: shield. rev legend: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
North no. 2244, group E
initial mark = anchor
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1638
Date to: Circa AD 1639
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.05 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Diameter: 25.52 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Charles I, Group E (N 2242 - 2245)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing left with VI behind the head
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G MAG BR FR ET HI REX
Reverse description: shield
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Initial mark: anchor
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Richmondshire (District)
Parish or ward: Aldbrough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ2010
Four figure Latitude: 54.48496
Four figure longitude: -1.69281
1:25K map: NZ2010
1:10K map: NZ21SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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