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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-421A83
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Scottish two shillings of Charles I dating to the period AD 1642 - 1649. Fourth Coinage. Crowned shield with lion reverse. Mint unclear. Ref: Spink 2003, 85, no.5593.
Diameter: 15.5mm, thickness: 0.9mm, weight: 1.2g.
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 1642
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E06425
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Two shillings
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Type: Scottish: Two shillings of Charles I, Fourth coinage (S 5593 - 5595)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with large II behind
Obverse inscription: CAR D G SCOT ANG FRAN & HIB R
Reverse description: Crowned shield with lion
Reverse inscription: IVST THRONVM FIRMAT
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Flamborough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA2269
Four figure Latitude: 54.10243262
Four figure longitude: -0.13567577
1:25K map: TA2269
1:10K map: TA26NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 85 | 5593 |
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