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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-A0C126
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval silver pattern halfgroat of Charles I (1625-1649 AD). Nicholas Briot's Coinage, 1623-1638 (North 1991: 202, ref: 2687).
Obverse: CAR.D:G.MAG.BRIT.FRAN.ET.HIB.R; Uncrowned bust right wearing ruff
Reverse: FIDEL.DEFENSOR.; Two Cs interlocked with crown above, B below the two Cs
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1623
Date to: Exactly AD 1638
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.28 g
Diameter: 16.89 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2011 - Wednesday 30th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-2-119
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Uncrowned bust right wearing ruff
Obverse inscription: CAR.D:G.MAG.BRIT.FRAN.ET.HIB.R.
Reverse description: Two Cs interlocked with crown above, B below
Reverse inscription: FIDEL.DEFENSOR
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 202 | 2687 |
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