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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-158562
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Shilling of Charles I (1625-1649), clipped with loss of obverse legend; possibly issue of 1645 by Tower mint under Parliament.
Obverse description: Bust left, XII behind head, legend clipped.
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England, Scotland and Ireland, long cross fourchee; legend lost; possibly mintmark eye (81).
Diameter: 26.6mm, Weight: 5.10gms, 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 1645
Date to: Exactly AD 1645
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.1 g
Diameter: 26.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33608
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 Parliament)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Charles I, not further defined (N 2216 - 2234)
Obverse description: Bust left, XII behind head
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England, Scotland and Ireland, long cross fourchee
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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