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Description: | 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 celebrating the Restoration, or something else altogether. Dates from c1649 to c1660.Length is 19mm, width 15mm, and weight 2.96g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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