Record ID: LANCUM-1E4E04
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Commonwealth Halfgroat 1649-60 (Spink 3221, North 2728)
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5FD964
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval quartered coin, silver plated over a copper alloy core, a shilling or sixpence of the standard 'Commonwealth' type, probably intentionally broken. It appears to be a forgery with a silver wash/alloy over a copper alloy. The initial mark would have been a sun, the obverse legend should read THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND and on the reverse it should read GOD WITH US 1656. The coin has probably been deliberately broken as the cuts appear too straight for post depositional damage.The reason for the quartering could be someone intentionally destroying a forgery, or someone cele…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 3rd October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-89DE14
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver commonwealth halfgroat date is 1649-1660. N 2728. The diameter is 14mm and the weight 0.87g.
Created on: Monday 11th August 2014
Last updated: Monday 18th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CROSTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-55D9A8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver commonwealth penny 1649-1660AD. Arms in wreath on obverse, conjoined arms with .I. above on reverse. Mint London. Mark of value 1. Obv: Shield of St. George within wreath formed of a palm and laurel branch. No legend or i.m. Types as standard type. Rev: Conjoined shields of St. George and Ireland with mark of value, I, above. No legend or date. Type as standard type. Spink 3222; North 2729. Commonwealth. The diameter is 13mm. The Commonwealth of England (1649-1660) is well-known for having produced the only English coins which did not contain any Latin inscription a…
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'ORMSKIRK', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-722958
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver post-medieval commonwealth halfgroat, dating to 1649 - 1660 AD. Obverse of shield of St George within wreath. Reverse of shield of St George conjoined with shield depicting irish harp, beneath the numerals II. The coin is 15.57mm in diameter, 0.64mm in thickness and weighs 0.81g. Spink (2004) no. 3221
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.