Rights Holder: Durham County Council
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Unique ID: DUR-5E3A47
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete halfgroat of Charles I dating to the period AD1625 to 1649.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 16.41 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Charles I, Group B (N 2250, 2251)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, II behind the head
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G...
Reverse description: Oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE2687
Four figure Latitude: 54.27798689
Four figure longitude: -1.6022006
1:25K map: SE2687
1:10K map: SE28NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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