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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-2E8DE9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn silver post medieval halfgroat of the Commonwealth dating to the period AD 1649 - 1660. Mint of London. The coin has been pierced at 7 o'clock on the obverse. See North, Vol. II, p. 206, no. 2728.
Evidence of reuse: Pierced at 7 o'clock
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 1649
Date to: Exactly AD 1660
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.66 g
Diameter: 15.88 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC no. 017420
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Commonwealth of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Commonwealth (N 2728)
Obverse description: Shield of St. George within wrath formed of a palm and laurel branch.
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Conjoined shields of St. George with Ireland. Mark of value II above.
Reverse inscription: None
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Milborne Port
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 206 | 2728 |
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