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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-1489D5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver halfgroat of Charles I, Tower, crown initial mark, North 2257, 1635-6
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1635
Date to: Exactly AD 1636
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 9th July 2014 - Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 60173
Other reference: AMD092014
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
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Charles I, Group D (N 2254 - 2258)
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G M B F ET H REX
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT
Initial mark: crown
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Brockdish (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM2079
Four figure Latitude: 52.36486371
Four figure longitude: 1.22988412
1:25K map: TM2079
1:10K map: TM27NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 162 | 2257 |
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