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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-4BA066
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Charles I, IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT, harp initial mark, Group D, 1632 - 1633.
North Vol 2, p.162, no.2254.
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 1632
Date to: Circa AD 1633
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 15.7 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Charles I, Group D (N 2254 - 2258)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with II behind
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D[-----]
Reverse description: Garnished oval shield with CR at sides
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT
Initial mark: Harp
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
To be known as: Boroughbridge
Spatial coordinates
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 | p.162 | no.2254 |
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