Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-D6DDB3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete struck / hammered silver half crown of Charles I (AD 1625 to AD 1649), dating to the period AD 1625 to AD 1649. Mintmarks illegible. Probably North types 2209-2213 Group III.
Diameter: 31.82 mm
Thickness: 1.89 mm
Weight: 11.1 g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.89 mm
Weight: 11.1 g
Diameter: 31.82 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Half crown
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver halfcrown: Charles I, Group 3 (N 2209 - 2213)
Obverse description: King on horse with sword. Long scarf around waist. Early horseman
Obverse inscription: [ ]B REX
Reverse description: Oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO [ ]
Initial mark: unclear
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK1608
Four figure Latitude: 52.66947747
Four figure longitude: -1.76483245
1:25K map: SK1608
1:10K map: SK10NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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