Record ID: HESH-897C92
Object type: COIN MOULD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rally ID: 10 Post Medieval: A lead alloy sub circular disc with a back to front impression of a Charles I half crown on the front. The reverse is blank but exhibits a keying notch in the centre. The initial mark of the half crown has a flat bottom but the rest of the mark is lost. Thickness: 4.9mm Diameter: 35.4mm Weight: 35.1 grams. Comment: It consists of an impression made from an actual coin; the coin used was a royalist Civil-War issue from Oxford. The die used was Morrieson type A, used at Oxford for the early coins dated 1643 (i.e. struck fr…
Created on: Tuesday 21st September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 13th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Myddle', grid reference and parish protected.