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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-6F2EA7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy coin. Milled Scots Bawbee or Scots sixpence, probably of Charles II as King of Scotland (1649-1685); if so, coinage of 1677
Obverse description: Bust left.
Reverse description: Crowned thistle.
Diameter: 25.1mm, Weight: 7.27gms, die axis: possibly 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 1677
Date to: Exactly AD 1677
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 7.27 g
Diameter: 25.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th January 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM44621
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Bawbee
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of Scotland
Type: Scottish: Bawbee of Charles II, copper, Coinage of 1677 (S 5626-5629)
Obverse description: Bust left
Reverse description: Crowned thistle.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Santon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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