File:Clipped silver threepence of Charles I from royalist mint at Chester c1640s (FindID 932835).jpg

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Clipped silver threepence of Charles I from royalist mint at Chester c1640s
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2019-01-04 11:08:43
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Clipped silver threepence of Charles I from royalist mint at Chester c1640s
Description
English: Silver threepence of Charles I with no initial mark issued during the Civil war from the royalist mint at Chester from the 1640s. The coin is crudely executed with broken lettering and a reversed N in the obv. The obverse has the bust of the king facing left with III behind. The reverse has a squared shield. The coin has been clipped and only part of the legend remains. On the obverse that reads [F]AN ET HIB REX and on the reverse [CHRISTO A]VSPICE REG[NO].

Diameter: 17.3mm; weight: 1.4g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Shropshire
Date between 1640 and 1649
date QS:P571,+1640-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1640-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1649-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 932835
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1039850
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1039850/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/932835
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