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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-0A7352
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Charles I dating from c. AD1636-38. Mintmark: tun. Group D. No inner circles on obverse or reverse, bust is the fourth type. North 2257.
Obv: CAROLVS D G M B F ET H REX crowned bust left with II behind
Rev: IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT (oval garnished shield)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1636
Date to: Circa AD 1638
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st May 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: A10
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Charles I, Group D (N 2254 - 2258)
Obverse description: crowned bust left with II behind
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G M B F ET H REX
Reverse description: oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT
Initial mark: tun
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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: Dalton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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