Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-85CB67
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post-Medieval copper alloy coin: a Scottish turner or twopence of Charles II (1660 - 1675), dating from AD 1663 - 1677. Reference: Spink, 2003, Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands, page 91, number 5625. It is 19.3mm diameter, 1mm thick. 2.1g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1663
Date to: Circa AD 1677
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.1 g
Diameter: 19.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 16th April 2019 - Tuesday 16th April 2019
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Other reference: PAS form number 3406
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Twopence
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of Scotland
Type: Scottish: Twopence of Charles II, copper, Coinage of 1663 (S 5625)
Obverse description: Crowned CR with II to right
Obverse inscription: [...]SCOT ANG[...]
Reverse description: Thistle
Reverse inscription: [NEMO ME IMPVNE LACESSET]
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE6608
Four figure Latitude: 53.56447257
Four figure longitude: -1.00498681
1:25K map: SE6608
1:10K map: SE60NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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