Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: CORN-D672A7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy contemporary copy of a shilling of Charles I (1625-1649). The obverse is too worn and corroded to observe the bust, but the reverse has the royal arms over a cross moline with larger rounded terminals, Spink 2800.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.55 g
Diameter: 26.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 6th October 2016 - Thursday 6th October 2016
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Charles I, not further defined (N 2216 - 2234)
Obverse description: no detail visible due to extensive wear and corrosion
Obverse inscription: [CAR]OLVS [...]
Reverse description: royal arms on cross moline with larger rounded terminals
Reverse inscription: [CHRISTO AVS]PIC[E REGNO]
Initial mark: illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SW7856
Four figure Latitude: 50.36193398
Four figure longitude: -5.12269879
1:25K map: SW7856
1:10K map: SW76NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Spink and Son Ltd | 2014 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 49th edition | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 285 | no.2800 |