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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-740FED
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval silver half groat of Charles I (1625-1649), dating to 1628-29 or 1638-39.
Group A, anchor initial mark. London mint. North (2006: 161) no. 2249.
The coin is bent at almost 90 degrees 4.1mm from the right hand edge of the obverse face.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1628
Date to: Exactly AD 1639
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.55 mm
Weight: 0.88 g
Diameter: 15.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2018 - Thursday 18th October 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 017931
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
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Charles I, Group A (N 2248, 2249)
Obverse description: Crowned rose no inner circles
Obverse inscription: C D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Crowned rose, no inner circles
Reverse inscription: IUS THRONUM FIRMAT
Initial mark: Anchor
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Exeter (District)
Parish or ward: Duryard (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX9195
Four figure Latitude: 50.74434247
Four figure longitude: -3.54626209
1:25K map: SX9195
1:10K map: SX95SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 161 |
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