Rights Holder: Somerset County Council
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Unique ID: DEV-15C15E
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval silver Scottish twenty pence of Charles I (AD 1625-1649), dating to AD 1637-1642. Third coinage, type V of Falconer's anonymous issue. Spink no. 5591.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1636
Date to: Circa AD 1636
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.89 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st July 2017 - Monday 2nd October 2017
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Other reference: SCC receipt: 019341
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Twenty pence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Type: Scottish: Twentypence of Charles I, Third coinage (S 5581 - 5591A)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with XX behind
Obverse inscription: CAR D G SCOT ANG FR & HIB R
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: IVST THRONVM FIRMAT
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SY2393
Four figure Latitude: 50.73149294
Four figure longitude: -3.09240217
1:25K map: SY2393
1:10K map: SY23SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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