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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-DD0DA6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy twopence, or turner/bodle, of Charles I dating from 1640-1649. Thistle reverse type. Mint uncertain.
Obv: Crowned CR / [CAROLVS DG SCOT] ANG [FRA...]
Rev: Crowned thistle / [NEMO ...SEPARET]
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 1640
Date to: Exactly AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.73 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Obverse description: Crowned CR
Obverse inscription: [CAROLVS DG SCOT] ANG [FRA...]
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: [NEMO ...SEPARET]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Carlisle (District)
To be known as: Longtown
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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