Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-7E0596
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy Irish halfpenny of Charles II (1645-1685), dated 1683. Spink 6575.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1683
Date to: Circa AD 1683
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 6.19 g
Diameter: 26.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Type: Halfpenny: Charles II (S 3393)
Obverse description: Bust, right.
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: Crowned harp with date.
Reverse inscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU3133
Four figure Latitude: 51.09547531
Four figure longitude: -1.55869367
1:25K map: SU3133
1:10K map: SU33SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | London | Spink and Son Ltd |