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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-5D5741
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Charles I, [IV]STITIA THRON[VM FIRMAT], uncertain mint, 1625-1649.
Ref: North, p.164, no.2250 f.f.
Notes:
This object has been identified and photographed by the finder with the information being handed to the FLO for recording.
The FLO has not seen this object.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 16.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Charles I, Group B (N 2250, 2251)
Obverse description: Illegible bust with II
Obverse inscription: [CARO]LVS . D : G . M . B : F : ET : H : REX
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: [IV]STITIA THRON[VM FIRMAT]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
To be known as: Folkton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | p.164 | no.2250 f.f. |
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