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COIN
Unique ID: DOR-1FBBF9
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A silver shilling of Charles I. The coin is very worn, but was most likely issued by the Tower Mint under Parliament between 1642 and 1648. The coin is pierced with a circular hole at one edge (above the bust) and is clipped.
Date: Eraly Post Medieval - 1642 - 1648
Diameter: 28.49 mm
Weight: 5.59 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1642
Date to: Circa AD 1648
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.59 g
Diameter: 28.49 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 016480
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Parliament)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Charles I, not further defined (N 2216 - 2234)
Obverse description: Bust, crowned, facing left
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: Squared shield over cross which does not break the inner circle.
Reverse inscription: illegible
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: Weymouth and Portland (District)
To be known as: Portland
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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