Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: CORN-E13B99
Object type certainty: Certain
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A tin farthing of Charles II (AD 1660 - 1685), minted c.1684-1685, Spink 3395.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1684
Date to: Circa AD 1685
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 5.6 g
Diameter: 23.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 4th March 2016 - Friday 4th March 2016
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Primary material: Tin or tin alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Charles II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Farthing (tin): Charles II (S 3395)
Obverse description: Laureate and cuirassed bust left
Obverse inscription: [CAR]OLVS A CARO[LO]
Reverse description: Britannia seated left
Reverse inscription: BRI[TTANIA]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: ST8883
Four figure Latitude: 51.54576407
Four figure longitude: -2.174441
1:25K map: ST8883
1:10K map: ST88SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Spink and Son Ltd | 2008 | Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition | London | Spink | p. 323 | no. 3395 |