SWYOR-141525: Post Medieval Scottish coin; twopence of Charles I or II

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-141525

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy Scottish coin: a twopence or turner of Charles I or II, dating from 1642 - 1650. There is a small edge chip from the flan at 12 o'clock on the obverse. It is 19.4mm in diameter and 1.2mm thick. It weighs 2.12gm.

Reference: Spink, Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands, number 5602.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1642
Date to: Exactly AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 2.12 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th October 2012 - Sunday 21st October 2012

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2017

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Twopence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: Edinburgh Castle
Type: Scottish: copper coin of Charles I, coinage of 1642, 1644, 1648 or 1650 - twopence) (S 5602 - 5603)
Obverse description: Crowned initials C R
Obverse inscription: [CAR D G SCO]T ANG FRA ET H[IB R]
Reverse description: A thistle.
Reverse inscription: [NEMO ME IMPVNE] LACESSE[T]
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Normanton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE3623
Four figure Latitude: 53.702199
Four figure longitude: -1.456173
1:25K map: SE3623
1:10K map: SE32SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	number 5602

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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