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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-3A09ED
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper farthing token of James I or Charles I dating from AD1613-1630s. Extremely worn. Very probably a James I or Charles I token farthing of the Harrington, Lennox or Richmond (early) types, but too worn for further classification.
Obv: illegible
Rev: [...]HIB REX] / crowned harp
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1613
Date to: Circa AD 1639
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.1 mm
Weight: 0.23 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 30th September 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Token farthing
Ruler/issuer: James I - Charles I
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Copper farthing bearing crown/harp of James I or Charles I, not further defined
Obverse description: illegible
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: crowned harp
Reverse inscription: [...]HIB REX]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: Lancaster
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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