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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-16147C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver halfgroat of the Commonwealth of England (1649-1660), with reverse depicting the conjoined shields of St George and Ireland with value mark 'I I' above, London mint. As North (1991), no.2728.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1649
Date to: Circa AD 1660
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.61 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Commonwealth of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Commonwealth (N 2728)
Obverse description: Shield of St. George within wreath formed of a palm and laurel branch.
Reverse description: Conjoined shields of St. George and Ireland with mark of value 'II' above.
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Waverley (District)
Parish or ward: Bramley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0139
Four figure Latitude: 51.14136874
Four figure longitude: -0.5576277
1:25K map: TQ0139
1:10K map: TQ03NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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