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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-658353
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing token of James I (1603-1625), minted at London. 'Lennox' Type 3. Initial mark: key, 1609-1610 (North 1991: 149, ref: 2135).
Obv. IACO D G MAG BRI; Two sceptres in saltire through a single-arched crown.
Rev. FRA ET HIB REX; A harp surmounted by a single-arched crown.
Class: Farthing
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1609
Date to: Exactly AD 1610
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.47 g
Diameter: 15.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th April 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-5-83
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: Two sceptres in saltire through a single-arched crown
Obverse inscription: IACO D G MAG BRI
Reverse description: A harp surmounted by a single-arched crown
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB REX
Initial mark: Key
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the 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 | 149 | 2135 |
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