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COIN

Unique ID: SF-4B6254

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A worn copper-alloy rose farthing of Charles I, c.1625-1649 AD. As North, 1975: no. 2291.

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 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.98 g
Diameter: 14.38 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st August 2013

Personal details

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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
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
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 with two sceptres in a saltire through it, all within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: CAROLV.D.G.MA.BRI
Reverse description: A single rose surmounted by a single arched crown, within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: FRA' ET HI REX
Initial mark: Crescent?
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
To be known as: Near East Bergholt

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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