Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WAW-B235C7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: halfgroat of Charles I (1625-1649) minted in London between AD 1625 and 1649. Group B - G; North Nos. 2250-2260. The coin is slightly bent.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1625
Date to: Exactly AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.85 g
Diameter: 16.21 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd September 2015 - Wednesday 2nd December 2015
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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, not further defined (N 2248 - 2260)
Obverse description: Bust facing left with II behind.
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G M B F ET H[ ]
Reverse description: Ornate oval shield.
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SO8652
Four figure Latitude: 52.16608679
Four figure longitude: -2.20610052
1:25K map: SO8652
1:10K map: SO85SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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