Rights Holder: Winchester Museum Service
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Unique ID: HAMP-94F845
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1625
Date to: AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.05 mm
Width: 12.05 mm
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.58 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2009
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Other reference: E2580
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London
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 lis-tipped sceptres in saltire through it
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G [M]AG [B]R[I]
Reverse description: Single rose surmounted by single arched crown
Reverse inscription: [F]RA[N ET] HIB REX
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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