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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-B0AF59
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Post Medieval halfgroat of the Commonwealth dating to 1649-1660 AD. No initial mark. Tower of London mint.
Obverse description: English Shield of St. George within a wreath formed of a palm and laurel branch.
Reverse description: Two conjoined shields of England and Ireland, with the mark of value II above. North Vol. II Page 205. No. 2728.
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 1649
Date to: Circa AD 1660
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.59 g
Diameter: 18 mm
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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: 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: English Shield of St. George within a wreath formed of a palm and laurel branch.
Reverse description: Two conjoined shields of England and Ireland, with the mark of value II above.
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Loversall (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK5799
Four figure Latitude: 53.48463907
Four figure longitude: -1.14248778
1:25K map: SK5799
1:10K map: SK59NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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