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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-F0BD1E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Scots sixpence or Bawbee of Charles II (1649-1689), issue of 1677-1679.
Obverse description: Bust left.
Obverse inscription: [----]O [---]
Reverse description: Crowned thistle.
Reverse inscription: [---] E LACESSIT 16[--]
Diameter: 24.7mm, Weight: 7.59gms, die axis: 6
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 1677
Date to: Exactly AD 1679
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 7.59 g
Diameter: 24.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 29th January 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM31591
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of England
Category: Modern
Obverse description: Bust left
Obverse inscription: [----]O [---]
Reverse description: Crowned thistle.
Reverse inscription: [---]E LACESSIT 16[--]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Scotter
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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