Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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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 action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1685
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 4.98 g
Diameter: 23 mm
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
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
No coin references available.
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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