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COIN
Unique ID: DOR-A2E2F7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper Royal Farthing token of Charles I, AD 1625 - 1649. Type 1 Richmond 'rounds' (1625-34).
The obverse depicts a crown with two crossed sceptres below, Obverse legend reads: CARO.DG.MAG BR[I]. Colon stops.
The reverse depicts a crowned harp. Reverse legend reads: FRA.ET.[H]IB.REX.
Dimensions: Diameter: 16.33 mm, Weight: 0.29 g.
Reference: North, J.J. (1991), English Hammered Coinage Volume 2, no.2277.
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 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1634
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.31 mm
Weight: 0.29 g
Diameter: 16.33 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 017786
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 crossed sceptres below
Obverse inscription: CARO.DG.MAG.BR[I]
Reverse description: Crowned harp
Reverse inscription: FRA.ET.[H]IB.REX
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Winterbourne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU1634
Four figure Latitude: 51.10507909
Four figure longitude: -1.77284889
1:25K map: SU1634
1:10K map: SU13SE
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 | cf. 2277 |
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