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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-F1BF59
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval silver half groat of the Commonwealth (AD 1649-1660). Standard type, mark of value II, mint of London. North 1991 volume II, page 206, number 2728. Part of the coin has been folded over.
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
Length: 16 mm
Width: 11.8 mm
Weight: 0.77 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 7th December 2017
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers Bucks Oct 2017 American Tour 2
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4792
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: The Shield of St George within wreath formed of a palm and laurel branch
Reverse description: Conjoined shields of St George and Ireland with mark of value, II, above
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Thornton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7435
Four figure Latitude: 52.00850986
Four figure longitude: -0.9232998
1:25K map: SP7435
1:10K map: SP73NW
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. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | page 206, | number 2728 |
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