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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-F67F31
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy royal farthing token of Charles I, crowned harp reverse, 1625 - 1634.
North Vol 2, p.164, no.2277.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1634
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Copper Richmond or Maltravers farthing of Charles I
Obverse description: Crown with crossed sceptres
Obverse inscription: CARO D G MAG BRI
Reverse description: Crowned harp
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB REX
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
To be known as: Plompton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | p.164 | no.2277 |
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