Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-2EB132
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn silver halfgroat of Charles I (1625-1649), of group D. Unclear initial mark. Obverse: crowned bust, left. Reverse: round shield with inner circle. The coin has been pierced.
Notes:
The coin is pierced, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under the Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD 1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.89 g
Diameter: 16.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 24th November 2018
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Charles I, Group D (N 2254 - 2258)
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TQ1549
Four figure Latitude: 51.22861315
Four figure longitude: -0.35438877
1:25K map: TQ1549
1:10K map: TQ14NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.