Rights Holder: Somerset County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
COIN
Unique ID: SOMDOR-816FE5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1614
Date to: Ante AD 1625
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.25 g
Diameter: 15.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 27th October 2006
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Two lis-headed sceptres in saltire through a single crown
Obverse inscription: IACO D G MAG BRIT
Reverse description: A harp surmounted by a single-arched crown
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB REX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Misterton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 149 | no. 2135 |
Similar objects
Find number: WMID-3DA5D0
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Copper-alloy royal farthing token of James I (1603-1625); Lennox "round" type (1614-25); North, 1991, p.149 (no. 2135).
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: YORYM-5C3EE4
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A copper alloy royal farthing token of James I dating to the period AD 1614 - 1625. Lennox round issue. Crowned harp reverse. Ball initial ma…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: YORYM-B3BF0E
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A copper alloy royal farthing token of James I dating to the period AD 1614 - 1625. Lennox round issue. Crowned harp reverse. Ball initial ma…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618