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Forty Pence (Briot's Hammered Issue : Charles I)
Forty Pence (Briot's Hammered Issue : Charles I)
Forty Pence (Briot's Hammered Issue : Charles I)

Forty Pence (Briot's Hammered Issue : Charles I)

Designer (Damblain, France, c.1579 - 1646)
Issuer (Dunfermline, Scotland, 1600 - 1649)
Date1636
Object NameForty Pence
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 19 mm
Approximately: Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: Weight: 2.2 gm
AcquisitionInnes Bequest, 1924.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS012005
About MeObverse: crowned bust (l.) extending to edge of coin; value (XL) behind head
Reverse: crowned thistle-head
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