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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-D7F597
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post Medieval copper alloy Lennox farthing of James I (1603 to 1625) dating to the period AD 1614 to 1625. North 2133 to 2136. The obverse depicts two crossed sceptres with a crown on top.
Notes:
Recorded by club recorder, not seen by FLO.
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 1614
Date to: Exactly AD 1625
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 16.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st November 2013 - Friday 1st November 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Copper Harington or Lennox farthing of James I
Obverse description: Crown with two sceptres in saltire.
Obverse inscription: IACO D G MAG BRIT
Reverse description: A crowned harp
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB REX
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Great Mongeham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR3450
Four figure Latitude: 51.20126012
Four figure longitude: 1.34821673
1:25K map: TR3450
1:10K map: TR35SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | Numbers 2133-2136 |
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