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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-1F9AA4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval copper-alloy royal farthing of Charles I (1625-1649), dating from 1625 to 1634. Type 1: Richmond "rounds", Everson's Richmond types 1-6 (Everson 2007:25). Initial mark probably a crescent. North (1991:164) no. 2275-2278.
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 1625
Date to: Exactly AD 1634
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.31 g
Diameter: 16.1 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 019432
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: Crown with two sceptres in saltire
Obverse inscription: CARO D'. / G'. MAG BRIT
Reverse description: Crowned harp
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB REX
Initial mark: (Crescent)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Lydeard St. Lawrence
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 164 | Type 1 2275-78 |
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