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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-92AB33
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval copper alloy farthing token of James I (1603-25), Harrington type 2 (North 2132), dating between 19th May 1613 and 28th June 1614. Mullet initial mark, struck at the Tower of London.
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 1614
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 15 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 496
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
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 lis-headed sceptres in saltire through a single-arched crown.
Obverse inscription: [I]ACO D G MAG BRIT
Reverse description: A harp surmounted by a single-arched crown
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB REX
Initial mark: Mullet
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Compton and Shawford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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