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Unique ID: WAW-00DF75
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: farthing of Charles I (1625-1649) probably minted between AD 1636 and 1644. North No. 2287-2293.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1636
Date to: Exactly AD 1644
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.31 g
Diameter: 15.82 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th September 2015
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 1, double-arched crown (N 2287-2290)
Obverse description: Crown with a saltire through it. No inner circles.
Obverse inscription: [ ] MAG [ ]
Reverse description: Harp surmounted by a crown. No inner circles.
Reverse inscription: [ ] HIB REX
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP1154
Four figure Latitude: 52.18414072
Four figure longitude: -1.84052926
1:25K map: SP1154
1:10K map: SP15SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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