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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-FF1F57
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Post Medieval silver half groat of Charles I, 1625-49, London.
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1625
Date to: AD 11649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.74 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: left facing bust with II behind
Obverse inscription: CAROLVSDGMBFETHREX
Reverse description: royal crest
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIATHRONVMFIRMAT
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Rothley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK5812
Four figure Latitude: 52.702574
Four figure longitude: -1.143093
1:25K map: SK5812
1:10K map: SK51SE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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