Rare Antique Charles 1st Copper Rose Farthing Coin 1625 to 1649.

There are a few variants with this coin but I can only say for sure that it falls between these two dates. They were roller milled in copper with a plain edge.

In the turbulent years surrounding the English Civil War, which saw England embark on a series of battles between Parliamentarians and Royalists resulting in the eventual execution of Charles I, the country’s official coinage was chaotic. Earlier in the century, the king, embroiled in political machinations as he sought to protect the royal prerogative, appeared disinterested in the provision of small denomination coinage. Instead, he awarded contracts to mint farthings from base metals. With the death of Charles I in 1649, these particular coins ceased to be made.

The obverse features a double edged crown to the center with scepters inside a circle, around the edge the inscription reads:

CAROLVS D G MAG BRIT

The reverse has a small crown over a double rose, the frame contains the text:

FRAN ET HIB REX.

As you can see from the pictures it has a fault to one edge. The coin measures approx. 1.3cm in diameter.

A rare collectable coin.

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