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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-7B7381
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A contemporary lead-alloy copy of a silver halfcrown of Charles I (AD 1625-1649) dated to 1645, with (R) initial mark. Group III type with third horseman obverse and round garnished shield on the reverse, as North (1991), p159 number 2213.
Notes:
Probably a core for a forgery which may have originally been silver plated. Directly comparable examples on the database are BERK-B59DAB and LON-700A09.
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 1645
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 11 g
Diameter: 30.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half crown
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver halfcrown: Charles I, Group 3 (N 2209 - 2213)
Obverse description: Third horseman type king, left with upraised sword.
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FR ET HIB REX
Reverse description: Round, garnished shield.
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Initial mark: (R)
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Tandridge (District)
Parish or ward: Horne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3642
Four figure Latitude: 51.16109292
Four figure longitude: -0.05645385
1:25K map: TQ3642
1:10K map: TQ34SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 |
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