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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-770CB1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver halfgroat of Charles I, (1625-1649).
Obverse: ...RO...; worn, II to right.
Reverse: [IVSTITIA H]HRONVM FIRM[AT]; oval shield within beaded inner circle.
Clipped.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.66 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010
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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
Obverse description: Worn, II to right.
Obverse inscription: ...RO..
Reverse description: oval shield within beaded inner circle.
Reverse inscription: [IVSTITIA H]HRONVM FIRM[AT]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ridley area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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