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COIN
Unique ID: WREX-9C6CCC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Scottish twenty pence piece of Charles I late type IV or type V (Falconers issue) with the bust wholly in the inner circle dating to 1637-42.The obverse has the bust of the king facing left and the legend CAR D G SCOT ANG FR E HIB R.The reverse is illegible.
Diameter: 15.6mm; weight: 0.9g
Notes:
The coin has been pierce from obverse to reverse, on the back of the kings head. Post-Medieval silver pierced coins are relatively common finds and are known from coin hoards, they thus do not appear to have been removed from circulation and are not considered treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996.
Evidence of reuse: Pierced possibly for suspension
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 637
Date to: Circa AD 1642
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 15.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th July 2017 - Sunday 16th July 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 18917_01
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Twenty pence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Scottish: Twentypence of Charles I, Third coinage (S 5581 - 5591A)
Obverse description: Bust of king facing left
Obverse inscription: CAR D G SCOT ANG FR E HIB R
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Denbighshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Denbighshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cwm
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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