Rights Holder: Somerset County Council
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Unique ID: SOM-1C4C4E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver penny of Charles I (1625-1649) dating to AD 1630 to 1649. Unclear group. Unclear initial mark. North (1991:2263-2273). The coin is bent and broken with c.15% missing.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1630
Date to: Exactly AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.37 g
Diameter: 13.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2016 - Thursday 2nd March 2017
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Other reference: sCC receipt 19103
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Charles I, not further defined (N 2261 - 2273)
Obverse description: Bust facing left with mark of value, I, behind head within inner circle
Obverse inscription: CAROLV[S D G ...RE]X
Reverse description: Oval or round garnished sheld, unclear if inner circles present or not
Reverse inscription: [IVST . THR]ONV[M . FIRMAT .]
Initial mark: Unclear
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.