Rights Holder: Winchester Museums Service
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Unique ID: HAMP-1C3CD5
Object type certainty: Certain
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An extremely worn and corroded 17th-century copper-alloy post-medieval, rose farthing of Charles I (1625-1649 AD). This coin has a wedge shaped insert of a different alloy (brass?) put there to prevent counterfeiting.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1625
Date to: Exactly AD 1649
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.15 mm
Width: 12.1 mm
Thickness: 0.95 mm
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 16.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th October 2010 - Sunday 17th October 2010
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Other reference: E3094
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, not further defined
Obverse description: Crown with lis-tipped sceptres in saltire through it
Obverse inscription: [CAROL]VS[...]
Reverse description: Rose surmounted by crown
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU6533
Four figure Latitude: 51.092636
Four figure longitude: -1.07322
1:25K map: SU6533
1:10K map: SU63SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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