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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-A76D94

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1634
Date to: Circa AD 1638

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.69 g
Diameter: 24.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990 - Thursday 22nd January 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2471

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

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 D (N 2240, 2241)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left. No inner circle
Obverse inscription: CA[ROL]VS D G MA BR FR ET HI R(EX)
Reverse description: Round garnished shield. No inner circle.
Reverse inscription: [CHR]ISTO AVSPICE REG(NO)
Initial mark: illegible
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair