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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-F4081C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
copper alloy Richmond type 1 farthing of Charles I (see North 2277); c.ad 1625-1634; obverse: single arched crown with two sceptres in saltire; obverse inscription: CARO D G : MAG : BRI: ; fish hook mint mark; reverse: single arched crowned harp; reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB REX.
diameter: 15.99mm weight: 0.48g
Notes:
FINDER REF: december 2020- no.9
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 1634
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.48 g
Diameter: 15.99 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper
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 Richmond or Maltravers farthing of Charles I
Obverse description: single arched crown with two sceptres in saltire; fish hook mint mark
Obverse inscription: CARO D G : MAG : BRI:
Reverse description: single arched crowned harp
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB REX
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 164 | ||
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2001 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 310 |
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