HAMP-82D429: Post-Medieval coin : Sixpence of Charles I

Rights Holder: Winchester Museums Service
CC License:


Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-82D429

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A worn fragment of a Post-Medieval sixpence of Charles I (1625-49), Tower mint group E or F, dating to c.1636-46.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1636
Date to: Circa AD 1646

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.79 g

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3768

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Fragment

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Charles I, Group E (N 2242 - 2245)
Obverse description: Part of crowned bust
Obverse inscription: [...]FRA·ET[...]
Reverse description: Part of shield of arms
Reverse inscription: [...]ICE·REGN[...]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Owslebury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU5222
Four figure Latitude: 50.99505408
Four figure longitude: -1.26040855
1:25K map: SU5222
1:10K map: SU52SW
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
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: HAMP-0B4EDE
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A post-medieval sixpence of Charles I (1625-49), Tower mint, group F, sixth bust, triangle initial mark dating to 1639-40. The coin is very w…
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: HAMP-BAA0C9
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A Post-Medieval sixpence of Charles I (1625-49), Tower mint, group E, fifth bust, dating to 1636-8 (tun initial mark on obverse). Reference: …
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: HAMP-DDD33D
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A post-medieval shilling of Charles I (1625-49), possibly a contemporary forgery. The coin is very worn and bent with rusty adhesions. Tower …
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Audit data

Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.