Rights Holder: Eleanore Cox
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Unique ID: NARC-946935
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete silver Scottish Twenty Pence of Charles I (AD 1625-1647). Reverse depicts a crowned thistle, IVISTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT. Uncertain mint. Third coinage. AD 1637-1642.
Diameter: 15.50mm, Thickness: 0.66mm, Weight: 0.6g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1637
Date to: Circa AD 1642
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.66 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
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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 ET HIB R
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: IVISTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP6952
Four figure Latitude: 52.16196891
Four figure longitude: -0.99269849
1:25K map: SP6952
1:10K map: SP65SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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