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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-0FFE25
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1625
Date to: AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.15 mm
Width: 12.6 mm
Thickness: 1.05 mm
Weight: 0.825 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2094
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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 with sceptres in saltire through it
Obverse inscription: (Crescent) CAROLV D G MA BRI
Reverse description: Single rose surmounted by single arched crown
Reverse inscription: FRA : ET : HI : REX (crescent)
Initial mark: Crescent
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
To be known as: Amport CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 165 | 2291 |
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