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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-A05C8E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Scots twenty pence of Charles I (1625-1649). Jo Ahmet kindly comments: 'This looks to be third issue rather than second judging by that inscription', probably issue of 1637-1642.
Obverse description: Bust left, top of crown scrapes inner circle, XX behind head.
Obverse inscription: CAR.D.G.SCOT.ANG.FR.&.HIB.REX
Reverse description: Crowned thistle.
Reverse inscription: IVST.THRONVM.FIRMAT.
Diameter: 15.7mm, Weight: 0.72gms, die axis: 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1637
Date to: Exactly AD 1642
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.72 g
Diameter: 15.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th March 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM42806
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Twenty pence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Type: Scottish: Twenty pence of Charles I, Second coinage (S 5550)
Obverse description: Bust left, top of crown scrapes inner circle, XX behind head.
Obverse inscription: CAR.D.G.SCOT.ANG.FR.&.HIB.REX
Reverse description: Crowned thistle.
Reverse inscription: IVST.THRONVM.FIRMAT.
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Scawby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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