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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-B5D8F2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver fragment of a contemporary copy of a post-medieval halfcrown of Charles I. Uncertain initial mark. Possibly copying Tower Mint Group 1 issue (AD 1625-1649, North 2200-1).
The coin appears to be a counterfeit: the quality of the silver is quite poor, the inscription on the obverse does not match any known types and the legend on the reverse seems to have been blundered ([CH]RISI/I instead of CHRISTO).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1625
Date to: Exactly AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.2 mm
Width: 19 mm
Weight: 1.17 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half crown
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver halfcrown: Charles I, Group 1 (N 2200 - 2203)
Obverse description: King on horseback left.
Obverse inscription: [...]NI[...]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchée over square shield.
Reverse inscription: [...]RISI / I[...]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: West Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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