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TitleCharles I Rose farthing
RepositoryHarrow Museum Collection
Ref NoHMC/N/1/2017:30
ObjectNumber2017:30
Date1636-1644
DescriptionCopper-alloy Rose farthing coin. Obverse: crown with crossed scepters and encircling text; reverse: rose with crown above and encircling text.
ProvenanceFound behind the Granary at Headstone Manor & Museum during excavations by Museum of London Archaeology in Summer 2015.
CommentsMinted under Charles I from 1636-1644. The more complicated design of the Rose farthing helped to reduce forgery.
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Object NameCoin
MaterialsCopper
LocationOn Display
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