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COIN
Unique ID: SF-89D306
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete (clipped) silver post-medieval shilling of Charles I, dating to the period AD 1644-5. Sixth bust. (R) initial mark. Group F.
North vol.II, 136, no.2232
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 1644
Date to: Circa AD 1645
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.97 mm
Weight: 5.81 g
Diameter: 30.91 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016
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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 Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Charles I, Group F (N 2231 - 2232)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with XII behind head
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FR ET HIB REX
Reverse description: Garnished square shield
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Initial mark: .(R).
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Rushbrooke with Rougham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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