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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-1BA2F2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval Scottish silver twenty pence of Charles I (1625-1649) dating to AD 1625-1636.
Second coinage, XX behind head. Mint of Edinburgh.
Measurements: 16.1mm diameter, 0.7mm thickness, weight 0.75g.
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 1625
Date to: Exactly AD 1636
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 16.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2019 - Tuesday 7th January 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018784
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
Mint or issue place: Edinburgh Castle
Type: Scottish: Twenty pence of Charles I, Second coinage (S 5550)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left, XX behind head
Obverse inscription: CAR D G MAG [...]
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: IUSTITIA THRONVM FERMAT
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Poltimore (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX9596
Four figure Latitude: 50.75406999
Four figure longitude: -3.48987488
1:25K map: SX9596
1:10K map: SX96SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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