CAM-118482: Post-Medieval Coin : Copper-alloy Farthing of Charles II, AD1660-1685

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COIN

Unique ID: CAM-118482

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn copper-alloy farthing of Charles II, AD1660-1685. Reverse legend reads [BRITAN/NIA]. Reverse shows faint Britannia seated left. Exergue is faint but reads 16??, possibly an even fainter 72 at the end of the date but this is uncertain.

Obverse legend reads [CA]ROLO/[CAROLVS.A.]. Obverse shows cuirassed bust left. Die axis is 6 o'clock. Weight is 6.11g, diameter is 23.0mm, thickness is 2.0mm.

See Spink, Coins of England & The United Kingdom. 2007, 42nd Ed. p.326, no.3394.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1672
Date to: Circa AD 1679

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 6.11 g
Diameter: 23 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 31st October 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Farthing (copper): Charles II (S 3394)
Obverse description: Cuirassed bust left
Obverse inscription: [CA]ROLO/[CAROLVS.A.]
Reverse description: Britannia seated left
Reverse inscription: [BRITAN/NIA]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Hemingford Grey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL3070
Four figure Latitude: 52.31272615
Four figure longitude: -0.09442476
1:25K map: TL3070
1:10K map: TL37SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Updated: 10 years ago

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