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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-4EBD6D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Worn post medieval silver shilling of Charles I dating to the period AD 1639 - 1640. Group E. Triangle initial mark. Tower mint. See North, Vol. II, p. 136, no. 2229 or 2230. Lightly clipped around circumference.
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 1639
Date to: Exactly AD 1640
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.9 g
Diameter: 30 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th August 2017 - Sunday 6th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 62219
Other reference: NHRG082017
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Charles I, Group E (N 2227 - 2230/3)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, mark of value XII behind head
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS DG MAG BRI [FRA ET] HI REX
Reverse description: Shield over long cross moline
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Initial mark: Triangle
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Old Buckenham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM0791
Four figure Latitude: 52.47765259
Four figure longitude: 1.04666728
1:25K map: TM0791
1:10K map: TM09SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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