Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-BFA564
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post Medieval coin; a Rose farthing token of Charles I (AD 1625 - 1649), Uncertain type, dating from AD 1636 - 1644. The flan is cracked. See North number 2287 - 2293 on page 165 of Volume 2 (1991). The coin is 13.5mm diameter, 0.6mm thick and 0.61g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1636
Date to: Circa AD 1644
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.61 g
Diameter: 13.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005 - Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Other reference: PAS form number 2640
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Copper rose farthing of Charles I, not further defined
Obverse description: Crown with crossed sceptres
Obverse inscription: (CAROLVS D G MAG BRI)[...]
Reverse description: Crowned rose
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HI [REX]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4705
Four figure Latitude: 53.5395511
Four figure longitude: -1.2922746
1:25K map: SE4705
1:10K map: SE40NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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