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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-F80B27
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval forgery of a halfcrown of Charles I dating from AD1644-45. Mintmark R in circle. Group III.
Obv: CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX king on horseback right
Rev: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO oval garnished shield
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1644
Date to: Exactly AD 1645
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 6.62 g
Diameter: 32.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Coin data (numismatics)
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 horseback right
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX
Reverse description: oval garnished shield
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: Over Kellet
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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