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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-4DCC96
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Scottish twenty pence of Charles I from his third issue, crowned thistle reverse, AD 1637 - 1642.
Spink, p.84, no.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: 0.7 g
Diameter: 15.8 mm
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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
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with XX behind
Obverse inscription: CAR DG SCOT ANG FR ET HIB R
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: IVST THRONVM FIRMAT
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Londesborough Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skingley, P. | 2002 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | London | Spink & Son Ltd | p.84 | no.5591 |
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