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A complete Post Medieval copper alloy farthing of Charles I (1625-1649 AD), Rose farthing Type 3 single arched crown, 1636-1649 AD, North 2292.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1636
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.84 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 12.49 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th November 2011
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Copper rose farthing of Charles I, type 3, sceptres below crown (N 2292-2293)
Obverse description: Crown with crossed sceptres
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Crowned Tudor rose
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 165 | 2292 |