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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-B1F4E2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A milled undated penny of Charles II, (1660-1685).
Possibly dating to the mid to late 1660s, bust to the edge of the coin. Obverse: CARLOVS II D G M B F E H REX; crowned bust left. Reverse: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO; shield. Crown mint mark on the reverse.
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 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1685
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2016 - Wednesday 20th July 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Penny: Charles II (N 2773 - 2775)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left.
Obverse inscription: CARLOVS II D G M B F E H REX
Reverse description: Shield.
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Initial mark: Crown
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
To be known as: Whatley
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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