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COIN
Unique ID: WREX-8E2D72
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Worn Charles I shilling of group E-G dating from the late 1630s-49. The obverse legend is illegible. The reverse has a squared shield over a cross moline with the legend CHRI[STO AVSPICE REGNO].
Diameter: 24.1mm; weight: 2.2g
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 1635
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.2 g
Diameter: 24.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st November 2017 - Tuesday 21st November 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Wrexham Museum 1231
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: Charles I, not further defined (N 2216 - 2234)
Obverse description: Bust of king facing left
Reverse description: Squared shield over a cross moline
Reverse inscription: CHRI[STO AVSPICE REGNO]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Baschurch
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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