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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-C86AB7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Halfgroat (silver) of the Commonwealth of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660

Dated AD1649-1660

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: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.85 g
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th December 2021

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

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: Double shields, one with St George cross and one with Irish harp, II above. No legend.
Reverse description: Shield of St George with palm leaf (left) and laural branch (right). No legend.
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Marsh Gibbon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6322
Four figure Latitude: 51.89300005
Four figure longitude: -1.08591417
1:25K map: SP6322
1:10K map: SP62SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Created: About one year ago
Updated: About one year ago

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