LEIC-8405A1: Post Medival Coin: Farthing of Charles II

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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-8405A1

Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper-alloy, post medieval Farthing of Charles II, 1660-85. Diameter 23mm, thickness 1.3mm. weight 4.98g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1685

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 4.98 g
Diameter: 23 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Farthing (copper): Charles II (S 3394)
Obverse description: Cuirassed bust left
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS.A. CAROLO
Reverse description: Britannia left
Reverse inscription: BRITTANIA
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Kings Ripton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL2576
Four figure Latitude: 52.36779951
Four figure longitude: -0.16549914
1:25K map: TL2576
1:10K map: TL27NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Object type: COIN
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Worn and corroded Post-Medieval copper-alloy Farthing of Charles II; 1660-85 AD date. Measures 23.1mm in diameter, 1.8mm thick and weighs 4.3g.
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Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Copper alloy farthing of Charles II [AD 1660-85], type unclear. Diameter: 21.9mm, Thickness: 1.7mm. Weight: 3.9g
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Find number: WMID-118367
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Copper alloy farthing, Charles II (1660-85), 1672-9. Mass: 5.3g. Diameter: 23.1mm. Spink (2006): 3394
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Audit data

Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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