Record ID: LVPL-C7D3E6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver sixpence of Charles II, (1660-1685). Obv: CAROLVS II DEI GRA; laureate and draped bust right. Rev: MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX; cruciform shields, crowned interlinked C's in angles. The object has been pierced at the top of the bust so that the king's portrait is upright, so this was presumably meant to be the side on view. The hole has been drilled. The coin is somewhat worn, however, and it looks as though it had seen a degree of circulation before its conversion into a pendant. However, it is possible, and perhaps probable, that the conversion of the coin…
Created on: Thursday 1st July 2010
Last updated: Friday 6th August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marbury', grid reference and parish protected.