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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-B272EE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Scots twenty pence of Charles I (1625-1649), probably issue of 1637-1642
Obverse description: Bust left, XX behind head.
Obverse inscription: CAR.DG.SCOT.ANG.FR.&.HIB.R.
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: [IVSTITIA].THRONVM.FIRM[AT]
Diameter: 15.8mm, Weight: 0.77gms, die axis: 6
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: 0.77 g
Diameter: 15.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th September 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM43717
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: Silver coin of Charles I, Third coinage (S 5552 - 5591)
Obverse description: Bust left, XX behind head
Obverse inscription: CAR.DG.SCOT.ANG.FR.&.HIB.R.
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: [IVSTITIA].THRONVM.FIRM[AT]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Grasby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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