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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-5FED23
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy 'gun-money' farthing of James II struck at the besieged mint at Limerick - Ireland - this coinage is sometimes known as Limerick Money
Seaby p161 Ref: 6596
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1691
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 4.1 g
Diameter: 22.8 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SHRMS: 00664
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing (Copper alloy)
Ruler/issuer: James II of England
Category: Modern
Type: Irish: farthing of James II, copper, Limerick beseiged (S 6595-6596)
Obverse description: Laureate crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS [DEI] GRATIA
Reverse description: Hibernia seated left holding cross
Reverse inscription: HIBERNIA 1691
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ludlow
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaby, P. and Purvey, P.F. | 1984 | Coins of Scotland Ireland and the islands: Standard Catalogue of British Coins Volume II | London | Seaby |
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