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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-4F05B5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval silver halfpenny of Charles I struck at the Tower, London, c.1625-49.
Reference: North 2274.
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 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.19 g
Diameter: 9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 29th August 2015 - Saturday 29th August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form WINCM 163
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Charles I (N 2274)
Obverse description: Rose
Obverse inscription: No legend
Reverse description: Rose
Reverse inscription: No legend
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
Parish or ward: Somerton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5028
Four figure Latitude: 51.9482558
Four figure longitude: -1.27393743
1:25K map: SP5028
1:10K map: SP52NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 2274 |
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