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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-98BCE3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval copper alloy "rose" farthing of Charles I (1625-1649) dating from 1636-1644. An example of North (1991:165) Type 1 no. 2287 A fragment, probably of baser metal, is missing at the eleven o'clock position. No visible initial mark, but probably a crescent.
Diameter 12.10mm
Thickness 1.0mm
Weight 0.54g
Inscription:
[...EA]
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 1636
Date to: Exactly AD 1644
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.54 g
Diameter: 12.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st November 2018 - Thursday 17th January 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 17774
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Broad Clyst (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX9893
Four figure Latitude: 50.72763625
Four figure longitude: -3.44652933
1:25K map: SX9893
1:10K map: SX93NE
Grid reference source: From 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 | 165 |
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