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COIN
Unique ID: BH-9865A6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Rose farthing of Charles I, minted 1636 - 1644. Type 2f coin, British Museum no. 340 (Wilson Peck 1970: 81).
Diameter: 13.9mm; thickness: 0.9mm; weight: 0.73g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1636
Date to: Exactly AD 1644
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.73 g
Diameter: 13.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd February 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/36 - 13
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 rose farthing of Charles I, type 2, single-arched crown (N 2291)
Obverse description: Single-arched crown over crossed sceptres.
Obverse inscription: CAROLV/D [G]/MA BR
Reverse description: Crowned rose.
Reverse inscription: FRA [ET] HI REX
Initial mark: Crescent (both sides)
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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: Great and Little Chishill
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Peck, C. | 1960 | English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum, 1558-1958 | London | The Trustees of the British Museum |
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