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Unique ID: PUBLIC-4D87AB
Object type certainty: Certain
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Scottish two shillings coin of Charles I, fourth coinage, 1642. Spink 5594. Badly damaged with impact marks on the reverse which have punctured the flan near the centre, probably recent damage from agricultural machinery rather than iconoclasm.
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1642
Date to: Exactly AD 1642
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.68 g
Diameter: 15.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th September 2019 - Friday 20th September 2019
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Two shillings
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: Edinburgh Castle
Type: Scottish: Two shillings of Charles I, Fourth coinage (S 5593 - 5595)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with small II
Obverse inscription: CAR D[G SCOT ANG FRA ET] HIB R
Reverse description: Square topped shield with arms of Scotland with crown above
Reverse inscription: IV[ST TH]RONVM FIRMAT
Initial mark: Diamond
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.