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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-0774F5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
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: 0.27 g
Diameter: 12.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Monday 4th December 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 19815
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: Cown with saltires through it, no mark visible below crown
Obverse inscription: IACO/ D*G M/AG/ BRIT
Reverse description: Irish harp
Reverse inscription: [FRA E]T : HIB : REX
Initial mark: Unclear
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: Whitchurch Canonicorum CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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