Context (Related Documents)
Found in envelope labelled: 'Grange Road site of Mr F.J. Hopkin's house. Irish Halfpenny' and in a separate hand 'Charles I'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Acquisition Details)
The Accession Register tentatively gives the source for this idno as St John's College, Cambridge, which tallies with Walker's publication (1912, p. 122) in which he notes that the objects from Grange Road were found on St John's College property and belong to the College. The date of the donation is currently unknown, but it seems likely that it was from St John's College possibly via F.G. Walker or perhaps the Cambridge Antiquarian Society.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Field collection)
Collected by Rev. Frederick George Walker during the building of the house 'Saxmeadham', Grange Road, in summer 1911.
Event Date 1911
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Analysis)
Walker (1912) lists the coins found on the building site, and describes this as 'One Irish halfpenny' (p. 127).
Event Date 1912
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (References)
Walker, F.G. (1912). 'Roman and Saxon Remains from the Grange Road, Cambridge'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 16(2). pp. 122-127
Event Date 1912
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Charles I Irish halfpenny.
Event Date 15/4/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Amendments / updates)
These objects were found during the building of a house, named Saxmeadham, for Mr F.G. Hopkins on Grange Road opposite St John's College cricket field. It, and the other items uncovered, were variously accessioned as coming from one, both or neither of these locations. In order to standardise this information, without excluding the possibility that the Roman and Anglo-Saxon material was once part of the St John's College Cricket Field cemetery, the Place field has been updated to: 'Grange Road; Saxmeadham; ?St John's College Cricket Field'. The Medieval and Post Medieval objects have been updated to: 'Grange Road; Saxmeadham'.
Event Date 18/4/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Amendments / updates)
This coin was previously described as 'Irish halfpenny'; however its motif, inscription, material and size match those of Charles I Irish farthing. The description has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 1/2/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang

Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy coin of Charles I, Irish farthing. Obverse with a crown in centre; inscription reads ‘CARO D G MAG BRI’. Reverse with crowned harp in centre; inscription reads ‘FRA ET HIB REX’.
Event Date 1/2/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang