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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-CB0D15
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval silver halfgroat of Charles I (1625-1649), Group D, Fourth bust, crown initial mark, minted at London, AD 1635-6, North (1991:162) no.2257.
The coin has been pierced at about 8 o'clock nearer the centre than the edge. The sides have been bent forward and back creating an S-shaped cross section, in the way discribed as a 'love token'.
Evidence of reuse: Pierced and bent in S-shape
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1635
Date to: Circa AD 1636
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.67 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd February 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 20741
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
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Charles I, Group D (N 2254 - 2258)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left [with II behind head], no inner circles
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G [M] B [F ET H] REX
Reverse description: Round garnished shield, no inner circles
Reverse inscription: IV[STITI]A THRO[NVM F]IRMAT
Initial mark: Crown
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
To be known as: St Cuthbert Out CP
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 |
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