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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-8FAE0E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval pierced silver penny of the Commonwealth of England (1649-1660) dating from 1649-1660.
No initial mark or date. Mint of London. As North (1991: 206), no. 2729. The pierced aperture is placed at the foot of the shield of St George, piercing through from the obverse to the reverse, possibly as an act of devaluation.
Measurements: 14.5mm diameter, 0.9 mm thick, weight 0.53g
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 1649
Date to: Circa AD 1660
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.53 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th December 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018438
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Commonwealth of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Commonwealth (N 2729)
Obverse description: Shield of St George
Reverse description: Shields of St George and Ireland, conjoined
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Exeter (District)
Parish or ward: Alphington (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX9091
Four figure Latitude: 50.70819638
Four figure longitude: -3.55923549
1:25K map: SX9091
1:10K map: SX91SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son |
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