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COIN
Unique ID: SF-7C5D8E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of Charles I, c.1625-1649 AD. As North, 1975, p. 138, no. 2271. It has a pierced circular hole towards the outer edge.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.37 g
Diameter: 13.39 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Charles I, Group D (N 2267 - 2271)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, I behind head, inner circle
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS[]T H REX
Reverse description: Oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: []THRONVM FIRM[]
Initial mark: Two pellets
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Dalham
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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