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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-A77776
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A rose farthing (Copper alloy) of Charles I of England. Obverse description: Crown with crossed swords. Obverse inscription: CAROLVS [...]M[...]. Reverse description: Crowned rose. Reverse inscription: Illegible
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1649
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.05 g
Diameter: 13.48 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 2nd December 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
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 crossed swords
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS [...]M[...]
Reverse description: Crowned rose
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Bierton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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