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Unique ID: GLO-4344FE
Object type certainty: Certain
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silver penny of Charles I (AD 1625-1649) Obverse: bust facing left I behind CAROLVS D G M B F ET H REX Reverse: oval shield with royal coat of arms IUSTITIA THRONUM FIRMAT
Note: there is a pierced hole at 11 O'clock on the obverse, 1 o'clock on the reverse
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.39 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Charles I, not further defined (N 2261 - 2273)
Obverse description: bust facing left I behind
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G M B F ET H REX
Reverse description: oval shield with royal coat of arms
Reverse inscription: IUSTITIA THRONUM FIRMAT
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SO6930
Four figure Latitude: 51.96760342
Four figure longitude: -2.45263377
1:25K map: SO6930
1:10K map: SO63SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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