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COIN
Unique ID: OXON-0BA2BA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and chipped Post-Medieval copper alloy farthing of James I (AD 1603-1625) dating to AD 1613-28. probably Harrington type. North (1991: 149) No. 2130-31.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1613
Date to: Exactly AD 1628
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.2 mm
Weight: 0.16 g
Diameter: 14.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th November 2020 - Tuesday 16th November 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OMS receipt 2626
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Token farthing
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Copper Harington or Lennox farthing of James I
Obverse description: Single arched crown with 2 sceptres in saltire
Obverse inscription: [...] DG MAG B[...]
Reverse description: Crowned harp
Reverse inscription: FRA ET [HIB REX]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
Parish or ward: Kirtlington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5018
Four figure Latitude: 51.85835458
Four figure longitude: -1.27538491
1:25K map: SP5018
1:10K map: SP51NW
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. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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