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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-9B6825
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy 'Rose Farthing' of Charles I (AD 1625-1649). The mullet (five-pointed star) initial mark indicates it was struck at the Oxford mint under Charles I in AD 1644. Rose farthing; Type 3, North 2293 - North, JJ, 1991, English Hammered Coinage Volume 2, Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1644
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th October 2017
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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
Mint or issue place: Oxford
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Copper rose farthing of Charles I, type 3, sceptres below crown (N 2292-2293)
Obverse description: Single arched crown with crossed sceptres behind
Obverse inscription: CAROLV D [G MAG] BRI
Reverse description: Rose surmounted by crown
Reverse inscription: F[RA] ET HI REX
Initial mark: Mullet (5 pointed star)
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
District: Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Rodington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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