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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-5D545F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy twopence (Turner or Bodle) of Charles I dating to AD 1642-1650. Thistle reverse. Uncertain mint.
Spink p.86, no.5602.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1642
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.01 mm
Weight: 1.8 g
Diameter: 19.71 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Twopence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Scottish: copper coin of Charles I, coinage of 1642, 1644, 1648 or 1650 - twopence) (S 5602 - 5603)
Obverse description: Crown above CR
Obverse inscription: CAR D G [...] ET HIB R
Reverse description: Thistle
Reverse inscription: NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Tyneside (Metropolitan District)
District: North Tyneside (Metropolitan District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ3367
Four figure Latitude: 54.99649181
Four figure longitude: -1.48571211
1:25K map: NZ3367
1:10K map: NZ36NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 86 | 5602 |
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