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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-AEB1A3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Early post-medieval silver hammered halfcrown of Charles I dating from c. AD1639-1640. Mintmark: triangle. North 2211.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1639
Date to: Circa AD 1640
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 12.57 g
Diameter: 33 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st June 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half crown
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver halfcrown: Charles I, Group 3 (N 2209 - 2213)
Obverse description: King on horseback left
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX
Reverse description: oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Initial mark: triangle
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: Sedbergh
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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