Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
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Unique ID: NLM-9F8A4C
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Silver coin. Probably a halfgroat of the English Commonwealth (1649-1660), very worn.
Obverse description: Heater-shaped shield charged with the Cross of St George within wreath. All other detail lost.
Diameter: 17.2mm, Weight: 0.68gms
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1649
Date to: Exactly AD 1660
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.68 g
Diameter: 17.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Other reference: NLM42794
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: Heater-shaped shield charged with the Cross of St George within wreath.
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.