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Unique ID: LANCUM-6C4A00
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1678
Date to: Exactly AD 1678
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 6.9 g
Diameter: 25.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Bawbee
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of Scotland
Type: Scottish: Bawbee of Charles II, copper, Coinage of 1677 (S 5626-5629)
Obverse description: A draped bust of the king, facing left.
Obverse inscription: [CAR II D G SCO AN FR ET HIB R]
Reverse description: A crowned thistle.
Reverse inscription: [NEMO ME IMPVNE LACESSET]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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