HAMP-8E62F5: Post-medieval coin: Penny of Charles I

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-8E62F5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn, clipped and damaged 17th-century silver post-medieval penny of Charles I (cf. North 1991, 162-163). This coin has had part of its circumference bent round on itself.

Notes:

This record was made at a rally and may thus fall below our usual standards of recording

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Retained by finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1630
Date to: AD 1649

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.45 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 12.65 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st August 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 6

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left; 'I' to right of head (no inner circle)
Obverse inscription: [C]AROL[VS D] G . M [B F ET H REX]
Reverse description: Oval shield with garniture; no inner circle
Reverse inscription: [IVSTI]TIA [THRONVM] FIRM[AT] ('Justice strengthens the throne')
Initial mark: Indiscernible
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Hart (District)
Parish or ward: Crondall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU7749
Four figure Latitude: 51.234998
Four figure longitude: -0.898478
1:25K map: SU7749
1:10K map: SU74NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Weekend Wanderers rally
Current location: Retained by finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	162-163

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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