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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-8A7B64
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Scottish Twenty Pence of Charles I,
Third Coinage, 1637 - 1642
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left, XX behind head.
Obverse inscription: CAR. D G SCOT ANG FR. & . HIB R
Reverse description: Crown over thistle
Reverse inscription: . IVST. THR[O]NVM [FIRMA]T
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: 0.65 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 7th March 2013
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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
Mint or issue place: Edinburgh Castle
Type: Scottish: Twentypence of Charles I, Third coinage (S 5581 - 5591A)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left, XX behind head.
Obverse inscription: CAR. D G SCOT ANG FR. & . HIB R
Reverse description: Crown over thistle
Reverse inscription: . IVST. THR[O]NVM [FIRMA]T .
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Wraxall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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