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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-CB5926
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval copper alloy rose farthing of Charles I (1625-1649), Type 2, initial mark crescent, 1636-1644 AD, North (1993:165) no.2291.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1636
Date to: Exactly AD 1644
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1.01 g
Diameter: 14.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th September 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 22353, finders number 53
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, type 2, single-arched crown (N 2291)
Obverse description: Single arched crown with two sceptres in saltire through it
Obverse inscription: CAROLV - D G - MA BRI
Reverse description: Single rose below single arched crown
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HI REX
Initial mark: Unclear / crescent
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: West Knoyle
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 |
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