Record ID: IOW-E14E52
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A post medieval silver halfcrown of Charles I (1625-49), Fifth horseman (North 2215), initial mark: sun dating to 1645-6, mint: Tower under Parliament. Ref: North 1991: p.159. The coin is very worn on both obverse and reverse, the fan irregular in shape, its weight suggesting that it has been heavily clipped. The coin is also doublestruck seen mostly in misalignment of the inner circle and breaks in the inscrptions. Obverse: King riding horse left, holding sword. Inscription: CAROLVS.D[.G.M].AG.[BRIT].FRA:ET.HIB:REX Reverse: Oval garnished shield, inscription: CHRISTO…
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-BE9814
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval Irish copper-alloy 'gunmoney' halfcrown of James II (1685-1691), dating to September 1689 (Spink S6579D). Ref: Spink 2003: 168. The coin is corroded with damage to the surface of the flan obscuring some detail of the design and inscription. Obverse shows a laureate head facing left. Obverse legend: IACOBVS. II. – DEI GRATIA. Reverse shows a crown over crossed two sceptres (similar to the imagery used on farthings of his father Charles I), XXX above, ‘J’ to the left, ‘R’ to the right and [...] below partly obscured by a sub-rectang…
Created on: Saturday 23rd July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2022
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Record ID: KENT-2A950D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval gold halfcrown of Henry VIII (1509-47), Third Coinage (1544-47), initial mark: pellet in annulet, mint: Tower (London), North 1837. Ref: North 1991: 114; Woodhead 1996: pl. 59 nos 636-39. Obverse legend: +R[VTILAn]S.ROSA.SInE.SPInA; double rose crowned with initials h R at sides, trefoil stops. Lombardic lettering. Reverse legend: +[HE]NRIC 8 D:G: AGL.[FRA. Z. H]IB.RE.; royal shield crowned, with initials H R at sides; trefoil stops. The use of a Lombardic 'h' to the left of the rose on the obverse and Roman 'H' to the left of the shield on the reverse …
Created on: Friday 23rd April 2021
Last updated: Monday 7th February 2022
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Record ID: WREX-2B924A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
Clipped silver halfcrown of Charles I (1625-1649AD), Equestrian portrait, Group IV, with a star initial mark, dating 1640-1641.  Obverse has the King on horseback, left. The legend reads CAROLVS D G MAG BR FRA ET HE REX.  The reverse has an oval garnished shield and the legend CHRISTO AVSPICE REG[N]O.  See North (1991, 159 No. 2214). Diameter: 34.5mm; thickness: 1.9mm; weight: 14.29g
Created on: Tuesday 9th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 9th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gwernaffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-105FC1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval silver half crown of Charles I (1625-1649) struck at the Truro Mint (Brooker collection 1016; North 2536), initial mark: Rose (1642-3). Ref: North 1991: 184; North and Preston-Morley (Brooker Collection) 1987; cf. Besly 1992: plate 10, E4. The coin is in very good condition and has the potential to be part of a larger group / hoard. Obverse: Small equstrian portrait of King holding sword sloping forward, relatively robust horse - kings head facing viewer CAROLVS D G [MA B]R FRA ET HI REX Reverse: Oblong garnished shield dividing C R either side …
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shrewsbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DYFED-EC65C7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Object is a counterfeit of a Charles I Half Crown. The coin is complete but showing signs of corrosion and wear, and the corroded metal core can clearly be seen through the exterior silver plating (Evidence of a counterfeit coin). On the obverse of the coin only part of the legend can be seen 'HIB:REX' (The full legend being CAROLVS.D.G.MAG.BRIT.FRAN.ET.HIB.REX. meaning 'Charles by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France and Ireland'). The image cannot be seen at all. On the reverse of the coin a four quartered shield topped with a crown is visible, along with part of the …
Created on: Friday 15th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boulston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-2D2BBB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval silver halfcrown of William III (1694-1702), early harp (Spink 3481), mint: Tower. Obverse shows a draped and laureate bust right. Obverse legend reads GVLIELMVS./III.DEI.GRA. Reverse shows crowned cruciform shields. Reverse legend reads MAG/BR.FRA/ET.HIB/REX.16/96. Die axis is 6 o'clock. Weight is 14.66g, diameter is 34.2mm, thickness is 1.9mm. Around the edge of the flan: +.+.+.DEOVS.ET.TVTAMEN.ANRO.REGET.OCTAVO.
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 29th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Meldreth Parish Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FAKL-F0675B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval coin, silver halfcrown of Charles II (AD1660-1685) Dated 1673. Obverse: Laureate draped bust left, CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA. Reverse: Arms of the Kingdoms in four shields: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1673. Diameter: 32.0mm, Mass 14.71g.
Created on: Friday 19th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-36C18E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval copper-alloy Irish 'gun money' halfcrown of James II (1685-1688), dated July 1690 (on coin) (Seaby 6580). Mint of Dublin or Limerick. Seaby (2003, 169-170). It measures 28.17 mm in diameter, is 2 mm thick, and weighs 10.03 g. The coin survives in relatively good condition, though the obverse is rather worn Some parts of the patina have started to flake away leaving a whiteish-grey scar in their place. These are visible particularly at one to two o'clock (seen on the obverse) and six o'clock (on the reverse).
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-8B99FB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A clipped post-medieval silver halfcrown of Charles I (1625-49), 'W' mint (probably Worcester, 1643-4), no mintmark (Brooker 1148-9; North 2591-3; Spink 3103). Ref: North and Preston-Morley 1984: plate CIX; North 1991; Spink & Sons 2009: 287.
Created on: Thursday 20th October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Record ID: FASAM-95163B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Silver halfcrown of William III (1694-1702), dated 16[XX]. Tower Mint. The last two numerals of the date are worn out.
Created on: Monday 30th March 2015
Last updated: Monday 30th March 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8E483E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A clipped post-medieval silver halfcrown of Charles I (1625-1649). Group IV, fourth horseman (North 2214). Initial mark: triangle-in-circle, dating to 1641-1643. Mint of London (Tower). North (1975, 135). Worn, it measures 33mm in diameter, and weighs 15.26g
Created on: Saturday 21st February 2015
Last updated: Friday 22nd April 2016
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Record ID: WMID-FA6147
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A modern reproduction of a silver half crown of Charles I (1625-1649), dated 1646. OBS NEWARK reverse type with lettering and date in three lines. Struck at Newark. North 2638. This is a Siege piece. Siege pieces were usually struck from pieces of plate of irregular shape, and sometimes bear a part of the original design or hallmark. Newark was besieged several times during the English Civil War (AD 1642 to AD 1651), and it surrendered on 6th May 1646. Siege pieces attributed to Newark are of a diamond shape. Original siege pieces from Newark adhered closely to the official weights…
Created on: Thursday 17th October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: WMID-F37455
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A coin has been recovered from the site of a previous find (2011T544). It is a silver half-crown of King Charles I, initial mark triangle, in production 1439-40, wt: 14.75 g. It therefore fits in well with the coins of the previous find, which were: Elizabeth I (1558-1603) 1. Shilling martlet (1560-1) 5.78g 2. Sixpence coronet (1567-70) 1567 2.98g Charles I (1625-49) 3. Half-crown anchor (1638-9) N2211 14.96g 4. Half-crown star (1640-1) N2211 14.65g In my report of 2011 I suggested: 'This group may be the whole of a small group lost or deposited at this period…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: CORN-EB1966
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval silver halfcrown of Charles II (1660-1685). Fourth bust (Spink 3367), dated 1683 (on coin). Mint of London (Tower). Spink (2009, 316). It measures 31.6 mm in diameter, 1.4 mm in thickness, and weighs 14.1 g
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 31st March 2017
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Record ID: IOW-116418
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A halfcrown of George III dated 1817 (Spink 2001, 377, ref. 3789). One of three silver coins found together.
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-110F66
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A halfcrown of George III dated 1817 (Spink 2001, 377, ref. 3789). Counter-marked on neck with WP. One of three silver coins found together.
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-EA98
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A halfcrown of Charles I of England.
Created on: Monday 19th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2012
Spatial data recorded.