COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-CD2196
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy rose farthing of James I or Charles I. The coin is in very poor, corroded condition, is 14mm in diameter and weighs 0.40g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1603
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 17th March 2012
Personal details
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Recorded by: Dr Phil
Harding
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Identified by: Dr Phil
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2400
Materials and construction
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]
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing token [
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Ruler/issuer: James I - Charles I [
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Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660 [
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Type: Copper farthing of James I or Charles I, not further defined [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Obverse description: Corroded
Reverse description: Corroded
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor [
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands
County: Leicestershire
District: Melton
Parish: Frisby And Kirby
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK7016
Four figure Latitude: 52.737111 Four figure longitude: -0.964683
1:25K map: SK7016
1:10K map: SK71NW
WOEID: 26348592
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Discovery metadata
Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m[scope notes]
Adjacent Domesday Book places
Domesday data within 2 km of discovery point is surfaced via the excellent Open Domesday website.
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Created:
Friday 23rd March 2012
Updated: Friday 23rd March 2012
