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Description: | Gilded silver halfgroat of of Charles I Dated to 1645 Obverse: crowned bust facing left, II behind [CAROLVS D] G M B R F ET H:REX Reverse: royal coat of arms on and oval shield. [IVSTITIA] THRONVM FIRMAT The coin have been affected by post depositional damage that has resulted in the loss of some of the edge, as well as an off centre crease resulting in the coin having a slight V-shape bend when viewed side on.The following has been taken from record KENT-6FD00DDr Barrie J. Cook writes:Single coins do not normally quality as Treasure, according to the terms of the Treasure Act of 1996. However, coins that have been converted into something else, usually for jewellery purposes, do have the potential to be considered as Treasure and there are many cases of this in the record. The gilding of a silver coin would have the consequence of enhancing its value above its intended level, if in each separate case to an uncertain degree, so it seems unlikely that a gilded coin such as this would function normally in currency.Gilded low-denomination silver coins of 15th-century England have been occasionally recorded. However, their purpose has not yet been definitely established. It seems a legitimate presumption that the gilding was applied to these coins to remove them from normal currency and give them a different status and role. This might have been to serve as some sort of offering piece or to convert them into a decorative item of some type, with a particular purpose for which their small size was an advantage. If this logic is accepted, such gilded coins would seem to fulfil the criteria of Treasure.Dr Barrie J. CookCurator of Medieval and Early Modern CoinageDepartment of Coins and MedalsBritish Museum23 April 2015
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