Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WAW-56B718
Object type certainty: Certain
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Post Medieval coin: Scottish twenty pence of Charles I (1625-1649) minted between 1633 and 1649. Seaby Nos. 5590-5591. The thistle on the reverse has been purposely defaced by fine scoring.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1633
Date to: Exactly AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 16.06 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th November 2011
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Twenty pence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Obverse description: Bust facing right with XX behind.
Obverse inscription: CAR [D] G SCOT ANG FR & HIB R
Reverse description: Thistle.
Reverse inscription: IVST THRONVM [ ]
Initial mark: Lozenge
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP2940
Four figure Latitude: 52.057628
Four figure longitude: -1.578452
1:25K map: SP2940
1:10K map: SP24SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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