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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-36F979
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver Halfgroat of Charles I (AD 1625-1649). Group A. Crowned rose reverse. London mint. AD 1626-1631.
Diameter: 15.68mm, Thickness: 0.87mm, Weight: 0.9g
North Vol II, P 161, No 2249
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1626
Date to: Circa AD 1631
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.87 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 15.68 mm
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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
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Charles I, Group A (N 2248, 2249)
Obverse description: Crowned rose
Obverse inscription: C D G [ROSA SINE SPINA]
Reverse description: Crowned rose
Reverse inscription: [IVS]THRO[NVMFIRMAT]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
District: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Podington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9262
Four figure Latitude: 52.24849896
Four figure longitude: -0.6538336
1:25K map: SP9262
1:10K map: SP96SW
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 | 2249 |
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