Unique ID: LVPL-25ED05
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy farthing token of Charles I (1625-49) issued under Royal Licence 1625-44.
It has been pierced and is slightly damaged on the edges.
Notes:
No. 39
Evidence of reuse: Pierced
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1625
Date to: AD 1644
Weight: 0.2 g
Diameter: 15.45 mm
Quantity: 1
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008
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Recorded by: Miss Frances
McIntosh
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Identified by: Miss Frances
McIntosh - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier:
Mrs Dot Boughton - [
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Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Denomination: Farthing token [
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Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England [
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Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660 [
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Obverse description: Crown over crossed sceptres
Obverse inscription: CARO D G MAG BRI
Reverse description: Crowned harp
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB REX
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine [
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Region: North West
County: Cheshire
District: Congleton
Parish: Newbold Astbury
4 Figure: SJ8461
Four figure Latitude: 53.1459 Four figure longitude: -2.240668
1:25K map: SJ8461
1:10K map: SJ86SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined[scope notes]

Domesday data within 2 km of discovery point is surfaced via the excellent Open Domesday website.
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Find number: LVPL-234D93
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Copper alloy farthing token of Charles I (1625-49) issued under royal licence, 1625-44.
The edges are broken.
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Find number: LVPL-24A0B2
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Copper alloy farthing token of Charles I (1625-49) issued under Royal order 1625-44.
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Find number: WMID-3C3785
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Copper-alloy royal farthing token of Charles I (1625-49), rose farthing type.
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Created:
Thursday 18th September 2008
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011