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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-83005A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval rose farthing of Charles I (1625-49), North's Type 2 (North 2291), with crescent initial mark. Struck at the Tower mint, London, 1635-44.
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 1635
Date to: Circa AD 1644
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 6th August 2015 - Thursday 1st October 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form WINCM 153
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
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, type 2, single-arched crown (N 2291)
Obverse description: Single-arched crown with crossed sceptres through it, no inner circle
i.m. crescent
Obverse inscription: CARO[LVS D]G MAG BR[I]
Reverse description: Single rose surmounted by single-arched crown
Reverse inscription: FR E[T HIB RE]X
Initial mark: Crescent
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
To be known as: Overton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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