SUR-1000F7: Post medieval: Farthing of William III countermarked for use in Barbados

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Unique ID: SUR-1000F7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy farthing of William III, now very worn. The reverse of the farthing, which appears to be dated 1696, has been overstamped with a heart which contains the letters IB and six pellets.

Notes:

John Naylor comments: The only usage of IB as a countermark I can find is on a range of European copper coins supposedly countermarked for use in Barbados, probably in the late 17th or early 18th century. The example I saw quoted didn't have a heart-shaped enclosure, but these seem to have been common enough in the Caribbean (they are known for Martinique, for example). The assignment of countermarks is rarely all that secure, but this seems at least plausible. The main reference for countermarks is JR de Mey, Les countemarques sur les monnaies (Brussels, 1982)- see no.252 for the IB mark.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1696

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.07 g
Diameter: 20.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd September 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 07.776

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Category: Modern
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Letcombe Bassett (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU3986
Four figure Latitude: 51.571527
Four figure longitude: -1.438671
1:25K map: SU3986
1:10K map: SU38NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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