Rights Holder: Sussex Archaeological Society
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Unique ID: SUSS-EC5EA4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
Class: Charles I
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1632
Date to: Circa AD 1633
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.77 mm
Weight: 5.58 g
Diameter: 30.28 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 2004
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left, with a lace collar and XII behind head. Struck Towner Mint under the King.
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS.D.G:MAG:BR:FR.ET HI:REX. [---]
Reverse description: Flattish oval shield within an inner circle, with C and R at the sides.
Reverse inscription: CHRIST[OA]VSPICE REGNO
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 262 | 2785 |