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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-CFEC51
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval silver coin, probably a halfgroat of Henry VIII to Elizabeth I dating to the period AD 1526-1602. Unclear initial mark, unclear mint. The coin is very worn with about one quarter is missing to a break along one side.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1602
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.48 g
Diameter: 14.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th July 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16613
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Uncertain
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII - Charles I
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver coin of Henry VII to Charles I, rev. coat of arms
Obverse description: Unclear
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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