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COIN
Unique ID: WREX-F3DA6E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver threepence of Charles I with no initial mark issued during the Civil war from the royalist mint at Chester from the 1640s. The coin is crudely executed with broken lettering and a reversed N in the obv. The obverse has the bust of the king facing left with III behind. The reverse has a squared shield. The coin has been clipped and only part of the legend remains. On the obverse that reads [F]AN ET HIB REX and on the reverse [CHRISTO A]VSPICE REG[NO].
Diameter: 17.3mm; weight: 1.4g
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 1640
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th June 2018 - Thursday 4th October 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NWales PAS 41018/1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Threepence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: Chester
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Civil War: Chester mint (N 2627 - 2631)
Obverse description: Bust of the king facing with III behind
Obverse inscription: [F]AN ET HIB REX
Reverse description: Squared shield
Reverse inscription: [CHRISTO A]VSPICE REG[NO]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Selattyn and Gobowen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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