DEV-7BB30D: Post Medieval silver coin: halfgroat of Charles I

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COIN

Unique ID: DEV-7BB30D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post Medieval struck silver coin. The coin is probably a Scottish twenty pence piece of Charles I (AD 1625 to 1649). Crowned Thistle reverse.

Finders ref 86

Notes:

For John Naylor.

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: 0.8 g
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

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: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Colyton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SY2396
Four figure Latitude: 50.75846592
Four figure longitude: -3.09303019
1:25K map: SY2396
1:10K map: SY26NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: DEV
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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