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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-1A81D5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and clipped fragment of a post-Medieval silver halfcrown of Charles I (1625-1649). Initial marks: missing. Group 3 (North 1991: 158-159, refs: 2209-2213).
Obverse: [CAROLVS D G MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX]; King on horseback left.
Reverse: [CHRISTO] A[VSPICE REGNO]; Oval garnished shield.
Length: 24.0mm; width: 20.0mm. Weight: 3.26g. DA=12:3.
North, J. J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Exactly AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Width: 20 mm
Weight: 3.26 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th April 2018 - Sunday 29th April 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-7-123
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half crown
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver halfcrown: Charles I, Group 3 (N 2209 - 2213)
Obverse description: King on horseback left
Obverse inscription: [CHRISTO] A[VSPICE REGNO]
Reverse inscription: Oval garnished shield.
Initial mark: Missing
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1963 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 158-159 | 2209-2213 |
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