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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-955F31
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper farthing of Charles II (1660-1685), dated to 1674 on the reverse. Spink 3394.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1674
Date to: Exactly AD 1674
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 5.3 g
Diameter: 22.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2014 - Monday 1st December 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper
Manufacture method: Milled
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: laureate cuirassed bust facing left
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS.A.CAROLO
Reverse description: Britannia seated on shield left with olive branch in right hand and spear in left
Reverse inscription: BRITANNIA // 1674
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Lambeth (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Brixton Hill (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3079
Four figure Latitude: 51.49500418
Four figure longitude: -0.12872211
1:25K map: TQ3079
1:10K map: TQ37NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2008 | Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition | London | Spink | 323, | no.3394 |
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