Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: CORN-A5EFE8
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver sixpence of Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint under the King, mintmark bell (1634-1635), Group D, bust type 3a, no inner circles, oval garnished shield on reverse, Spink 2813.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1634
Date to: Circa AD 1635
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 24.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 9th July 2015 - Thursday 9th July 2015
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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 type 3a facing left with VI behind head
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G MA BR FR ET HI REX
Reverse description: Oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO AVSP[ICE] REGNO
Initial mark: Bell
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SW6529
Four figure Latitude: 50.1144661
Four figure longitude: -5.28842928
1:25K map: SW6529
1:10K map: SW69NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Spink and Son Ltd | 2008 | Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition | London | Spink | 266 | 2813 |