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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-D97F36
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Charles I hammered silver half crown. Obv: King on horseback with raised sword, as North Group 5. Reverse: Oval shield, with animal's head to right. As North 2215. Tower mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.9 mm
Width: 35.1 mm
Weight: 14.7 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half crown
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver halfcrown: Charles I, Group 5 (N 2215)
Obverse description: King on horseback with raised sword.
Reverse description: Rounded shield.
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Kings Sutton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP4938
Four figure Latitude: 52.03824467
Four figure longitude: -1.28705972
1:25K map: SP4938
1:10K map: SP43NE
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. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 159 | 2215 |
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