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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-7EC15F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A pierced post-medieval silver halfgroat of Charles I (1625-1649). Group c dating to the period 1631-1632. I.m rose. Tower mint under parliament. North (1991) no. 2252. The coin had been bent in two places.
Measurements: diameter: 15.5mm; weight: 0.66g
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 1631
Date to: Circa AD 1632
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.5 mm
Diameter: 0.66 mm
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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: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Parliament)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Charles I, Group C (N 2252, 2253)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, 'II' marking denomination behind head
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS DG MA BR FR HIB
Reverse description: Oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT
Initial mark: Rose
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Langdon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR3345
Four figure Latitude: 51.15678479
Four figure longitude: 1.33068912
1:25K map: TR3345
1:10K map: TR34NW
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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