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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-3E4DC8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A clipped post-medieval silver shilling of Charles I (1625-1649). Group D, fourth bust (North 2225). Initial mark: tun, dating to 1636-1638. Mint of London (Tower). North (1975, 136).
It measures 30.23mm in diameter, 1.13mm in thickness and weighs 5.8g
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 1636
Date to: Exactly AD 1638
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.13 mm
Weight: 5.8 g
Diameter: 30.23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th September 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 D (N 2223 - 2226)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left; XII behind; fourth bust
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G MA. BR.' FR.' ET HI.' REX
Reverse description: Round garnished shield
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO .
Initial mark: Tun
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Tenterden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 136 | 2225 |
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