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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-0B9AD4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1631
Date to: AD 1632
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.49 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th March 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2005-94-12; TW 2
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust left. I behind head
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G M[AG] ET H REX
Reverse description: Oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA [THRONVM FIRMAT]
Initial mark: Rose
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Gatcombe Parish
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 137 | 2266 |
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