BUC-DFC825: Charles half crown

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COIN

Unique ID: BUC-DFC825

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A worn halfgroat (silver) of Charles I Type: Charles I, not further defined (N 2248 - 2260)I. Obverse description: Crowned bust left with II behind head. Obverse inscription: CARO[...] DG M[......] REX. Reverse description: Oval shield. Reverse inscription: [JUSTICIA THRON]VM FIRMAT.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1646
Date to: Circa AD 1648

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 87 g
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th March 2012

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Charles I, not further defined (N 2248 - 2260)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with II behind head
Obverse inscription: CARO[...] DG M[......] REX
Reverse description: Oval shield
Reverse inscription: [JUSTICIA THRON]VM FIRMAT

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Wing

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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