Find Spot record 7279 - Three Coins from Land Adjacent to the Countess of Chester Hospital

Three coins dating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and found by metal detector.

<1> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import, DEV-F2A0D6 (Digital Archive). SCH5212.

Post medieval silver coin. The coin is a silver halfgroat of James I (1603- 1625). On the obverse of the coin is a rose with a large crown above, the reverse has a thistle with a large crown above. The coin has been slightly clipped around the edges; the mintmark is not clear, but it is probably a rose, which would date the coin to being minted in the years 1605- 6 or 1623-4 AD. The petals on the obverse rose are in the later style, so the coin can be dated to 1623- 1624 AD.

<2> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import, DEV-F37AD7 (Digital Archive). SCH5212.

Post medieval silver coin. The coin is a halfgroat of Charles I (1625 - 1649 AD). The coin has been heavily clipped around the edges, and a section of it has been cut off. The obverse is worn. On the reverse, it is just possible to make out part of part of the oval shield.

<3> Portable Antiquities Scheme, Various, Portable Antiquities Data Import, DEV-F31668 (Digital Archive). SCH5212.

Post medieval silver hammered coin. The coin is a groat of Elizabeth I. Obverse: bust facing left, without rose or date. Reverse: square shield on long cross fourchee. The initial mark is cross crosslet, which denotes that the coin was minted in 1560 -1561 AD

<4> The British Museum, Portable Antiquities Scheme Online Database (Web Site). SCH5176.