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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-4E584D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy Scottish thistle turner or two pence of King Charles I. Obverse has the initials CR with a crown over. The legend should read CAROLVS SCO ANG FRA ET HIB R. Reverse has a thistle and a the legend that should read NEMO ME IMPVNE LACESSET.
Diameter: 19mm; weight: 1.2g
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 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st May 2016 - Saturday 21st May 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 1028
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Twopence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Obverse description: Crowned CR
Obverse inscription: [CAROLVS SCO ANG FRA ET HIB R]
Reverse description: Thistle
Reverse inscription: [NEMO ME IMPVNE LACESSET]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
To be known as: Well
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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