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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-0230C1
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy rose farthing of Charles I (1625-1649), minted at the Tower of London under Charles I. Type 2, 1636-1644. Initial marks: crescent.
Obverse: CAROLV [D.G MAG.B]RI; Single arched crown with sceptres in saltire through it.
Reverse: [FRAN ET HI] REX; Single rose surmounted by a single arched crown. A small piece of the flan has broken away at 12.oclock.
North, J.J. 1991. Volume II, Page: 165, reference: 2291
Diameter: 13.74mm. Weight: 0.75g.
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: Circa AD 1644
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 13.74 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 8th December 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Copper rose farthing of Charles I, type 2, single-arched crown (N 2291)
Obverse description: Single arched crown with sceptres in saltire through it
Obverse inscription: CAROLV [D.G MAG.B]RI
Reverse description: Single rose surmounted by a single arched crown
Reverse inscription: [FRAN ET HI] REX
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Bampton
Spatial coordinates
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 | 2291 |
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