Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-5A5FBC
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy Post Medieval coin; a rose farthing of Charles I (AD 1625 - 1649), Rose type 2 dating from AD 1636 - 1644, crescent initial mark. See North (1991) Volume 2, number 2291 on page 165. The coin is 13.4mm diameter, 0.9mm thick and 0.6g.
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: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 13.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2016 - Saturday 30th April 2016
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Wicken,Northants
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Other reference: PAS form number 2946
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, type 2, single-arched crown (N 2291)
Obverse description: Crown with two sceptres in saltire through it
Obverse inscription: C[AROLVS D G] MA BRI
Reverse description: crowned rose
Reverse inscription: (FRA) [ET HIB REX]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP7539
Four figure Latitude: 52.04433193
Four figure longitude: -0.9078582
1:25K map: SP7539
1:10K map: SP73NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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