Rights Holder: Bristol City Council
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Unique ID: GLO-F57298
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver hammered half groat of Charles II Date 1660-1662
Obverse: crowned bust facing left CAROLUS II D G MAG BRIT FR ET HIB REX
Reverse: square shield crown above CHRISTO AUSPICE REGNO
Note: there is a pierced hole at 12 o'clock of the Reverse. (11 o’clock of the obverse).
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1662
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 16 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2020 - Sunday 5th September 2021
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Twopence
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Halfgroat: Charles II (N 2770 - 2772)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: CAROLUS II D G MAG BRIT FR ET HIB REX
Reverse description: square shield crown above
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO AUSPICE REGNO
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SO5018
Four figure Latitude: 51.85833397
Four figure longitude: -2.7274252
1:25K map: SO5018
1:10K map: SO51NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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