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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-425643
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete, Post-Medieval, silver sixpence of Charles I dating to AD 1626. First coinage. Ref: North 1991, no/ 2236; Spink 2012, no. 2807. Obverse - Group B, second bust, in ruff, armour and mantle and inscription: CAROLVS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB. Cross calvary initial mark. Reverse - Square-topped shield over cross fourchee and inscription: CHRISTO AUSPICE REGNO. Date above.
Diameter: 23.9mm, thickness: 0.9mm, weight: 2.6g.
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 1626
Date to: Circa AD 1626
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 23.9 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E06425
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Charles I, Group B (N 2236, 2237)
Obverse description: Group B, second bust, in ruff, armour and mantle and inscription
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB
Reverse description: Square-topped shield over cross fourchee and inscription
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO AUSPICE REGNO
Initial mark: Cross calvary
Die axis measurement: 2 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: Wawne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0937
Four figure Latitude: 53.81786138
Four figure longitude: -0.34581617
1:25K map: TA0937
1:10K map: TA03NE
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 160 | 2236 | |
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2013 | Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 48th edition | London | Spink | 284 | 2807 |
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