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COIN
Unique ID: SF-48D9FC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy royal farthing token ('Maltravers round') of Charles I, dating to the period AD 1634-6. Type 3. Bell initial mark.
Pierced with small circular hole to one side.
North vol.II, 137, no.2280.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1634
Date to: Exactly AD 1636
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.46 mm
Weight: 0.43 g
Diameter: 16.84 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2015
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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, type 3, sceptres below crown (N 2292-2293)
Obverse description: Crown with two sceptres in saltire below
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G MAG BRIT
Reverse description: Crowned harp
Reverse inscription: FRAN ET HIB REX
Initial mark: Bell (obv. only)
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Sutton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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