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Unique ID: PUBLIC-60703A
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A clipped post-medieval silver shilling of Charles I (1625-1649). Group F, sixth (Briot style) bust (North 2231 or 2232). Initial mark: unclear, dating to 1639-1646. Mint of London (Tower). North (1975, 136).
The coin is much worn and heavily clipped, with very little of the legend remaining. It measures 22mm in diameter and 2mm in thickness
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1639
Date to: Exactly AD 1646
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Diameter: 22 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 8th December 2014
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Charles I, Group F (N 2231 - 2232)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left; XII behind bust right; Sixth (Briot style) bust
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Square-topped shield over cross moline
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Initial mark: unclear
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SX8977
Four figure Latitude: 50.58215449
Four figure longitude: -3.5691934
1:25K map: SX8977
1:10K map: SX87SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 136 | 2231, 2232 |