Rights Holder: National Museum Liverpool
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Unique ID: LVPL-866055
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
Notes:
The coin was folded over when found but broke when the soil was washed from inside.
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1649
Date to: AD 1660
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 16.49 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2008
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Commonwealth of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Commonwealth (N 2728)
Obverse description: Shield of St George within wreath formed of a palm and laurel branch.
Reverse description: Conjoined shields of St. George and Ireland with a mark of value II above.
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.