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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-7707D4

Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a Post Medieval coin. Contemporary copy of a Charles I half crown (1625-1649). The coin has a copper core with silver plating and has been sliced, probably to check as forgery. Dimensions: diameter c.27mm; thickness 2.4mm; weight 6.0g

Notes:

Found during Weekend Wanderers Rally 1-2 Sep 2007

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1625
Date to: Exactly AD 1649

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 6 g
Diameter: 27 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd September 2007

Rally details.

This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Chain Hill (nr Wantage) 07

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Tkt no. Or 332

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfcrown
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver halfcrown: Charles I, not further defined
Obverse description: King on horseback
Obverse inscription: [...]REX[...]
Reverse description: Rounded garnished shield
Reverse inscription: CH[....]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Wantage

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Rally
Current location: Returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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