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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-58E06F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver shilling of Charles I. Reverse: [CH]RISTO AVSP[ICE R]EGNO; square shield.
Group F bust type 4.4, initial mark is a triangle dating to AD1639-1640.
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 1639
Date to: Circa AD 1640
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.75 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 2017 - Tuesday 30th May 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Charles I, Group F (N 2231 - 2232)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left.
Obverse inscription: [C]AROLVS D G [MAG BRI FRA ET HIB] RE[X]
Reverse description: Square shield.
Reverse inscription: [CH]RISTO AVSP[ICE R]EGNO
Initial mark: Triangle
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Batherton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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