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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-1A8DAE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Maltravers farthing of Charles I, 1634-1636. North 2281.
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 1634
Date to: Circa AD 1636
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 16.97 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st December 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 17-634
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Copper Richmond or Maltravers farthing of Charles I
Obverse description: A crown and sceptres
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT
Reverse description: A crown and harp
Reverse inscription: FRAN ET HIB REX
Initial mark: Bell//bell
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Tandridge (District)
Parish or ward: Tandridge (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3651
Four figure Latitude: 51.24197356
Four figure longitude: -0.05304655
1:25K map: TQ3651
1:10K map: TQ35SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 2281 |
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