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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-44FD52
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A clipped and damaged post-medieval silver halfgroat of the Commonwealth (1649-1660) dating to 1649-1660 (North 2728). Mint of London (Tower). North (1975, 173).
It measures 18 mm in diameter, 0.4 mm in thickness, and weighs 0.91 g. It has suffered some minor damage at its circumference.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1649
Date to: Exactly AD 1660
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.91 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 18th October 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's reference 5818
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Commonwealth of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
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 a laurel branch
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Conjoined shields of St George and Ireland, with mark of value - . II . - above
Reverse inscription: None
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Marazion (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW5230
Four figure Latitude: 50.118155
Four figure longitude: -5.470573
1:25K map: SW5230
1:10K map: SW50NW
Grid reference source: From finder
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 | 173 | 2728 |
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