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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-C104F1
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver ' Scottish' twenty pence of Charles I - third Scottish Coinage 1637-1642 - possibly Class IV or V (wear precludes further classification)
On the reverse face the inscription is irregular with some letters being larger than others and some are displaced up or down so that the inscription looks very uneven - those letters marked in bold are larger than others.
IVSTITIA THRONVM FI[RMAT]
Seaby 5589-5591
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1637
Date to: Circa AD 1642
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.78 g
Diameter: 15.9 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: HFD Entry Form No: HFDMG 2740
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Twenty pence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Type: Scottish: Twentypence of Charles I, Third coinage (S 5581 - 5591A)
Obverse description: Worn crowned bust facing left with value mark XX behind head
Obverse inscription: CAR D G SCOT ANG FR E[T HI]B R
Reverse description: Crowned thistle that interupts the inner circle. In the inscription some letters are larger than others and some are displaced up or down so that the inscription looks very uneven - see inscription on description above in this record to note which letters are larger than others.
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA THRONVM FI[RMAT]
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Hereford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaby, P. | 1984 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands: Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Volume 2 | Spink and Son Ltd |
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