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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP740
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Notes:
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Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1625
Date to: AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 13.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1996 - Saturday 1st January 2000
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Single arched crown over two sceptres
Obverse inscription: CAROLUS DG. MAG BRI
Reverse description: Single plain rose with crown above
Reverse inscription: FRAN ET [HIB REX]
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE SOBERTON
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobel, R., Davidson, M., Hailstone, A. and Calligas, E. | 1997 | Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and U K Coins, 1066 to Date | Standard Catalogue Publishers Ltd | 404 | C1FA-100 |
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