Record

Title	Charles I Rose farthing
Repository	Harrow Museum Collection
Ref No	HMC/N/1/2017:30
ObjectNumber	2017:30
Date	1636-1644
Description	Copper-alloy Rose farthing coin. Obverse: crown with crossed scepters and encircling text; reverse: rose with crown above and encircling text.
Provenance	Found behind the Granary at Headstone Manor & Museum during excavations by Museum of London Archaeology in Summer 2015.
Comments	Minted under Charles I from 1636-1644. The more complicated design of the Rose farthing helped to reduce forgery.
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Object Name	Coin
Materials	Copper
Location	On Display

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