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COIN
Unique ID: BH-063A13
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Charles II milled tin farthing with copper-alloy plug, dating from 1684 - 1685.
Diameter: 23.7mm; thickness: 2.3mm; weight: 5.38g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1684
Date to: Exactly AD 1685
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 5.38 g
Diameter: 23.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 2nd August 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 13/112 - 7
Materials and construction
Primary material: Tin or tin alloy
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Farthing (tin): Charles II (S 3395)
Obverse description: Laureate bust left.
Obverse inscription: [CAROL]VS [A C]AROLO
Reverse description: Britannia seated left.
Reverse inscription: [BRITAN]-NIA
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Melbourn
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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