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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-FFC8E7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post-Medieval silver halfcrown of Charles II (1660 - 1685), dating to AD 1676. Mint of London.
Spink (2011) p 334 no 3367.

Diameter: 33 mm
Weight: 14.58 g

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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1676
Date to: Circa AD 1676

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 14.58 g
Diameter: 33 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd February 2020

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Half crown
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Halfcrown: Charles II (S 3361 - 3370)
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing right
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: rowned cruciform shields, interlinked Cs in angles, regnal year 1676 on edge
Reverse inscription: 1676 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Little Casterton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0210
Four figure Latitude: 52.67810987
Four figure longitude: -0.49274702
1:25K map: TF0210
1:10K map: TF01SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Spink and Son Ltd	2011	Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 46th Edition	London	Spink and Son Ltd	334	3367

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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