1 Farthing - James I Lennox issue; type 3
Features
| Issuer |
England
(United Kingdom)  |
|---|---|
| Król |
James I (1603-1625)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Years | 1616-1623 |
| Value | 1 Farthing (1⁄960) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Miedź |
| Weight | 0.6 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 326060 |
| References | Sp# 2679 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
(en) Crown over sceptres centrally with legend around. 5 jewels on crown, mintmark at 12 o'clock.
Script: łaciński
Lettering: IACO:D:G:MAG:BRIT
Unabridged legend: Iacobus Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae
Reverse
(en) Crowned eagle-headed harp centrally with legend around. 5 jewels on crown, no mintmark.
Script: łaciński
Lettering: FRA:ET HIB:REX·
Unabridged legend: Franciae Et Hiberniae Rex
Comments
(en)
Lettering varieties:
Obverse 1: IACO:D:G:MAG:BRIT:
Obverse 2: IACO:D:G:MAG:BRI:
Obverse 3: IACO:D:G:MAG:BRIT
Reverse 1: FRA:ET HIB:REX·
Reverse 2: FRA:ET.HIB:REX·
House of Stuart (1603-49), James I (1603-25), copper farthing token, production contracted to Lord Lennox.
Everson type 3, BMC (Peck) Lennox type 3c.
Type 3 is distinguished from other Lennox farthings in that the privy mark is on the obverse only and there are 5 jewels on the band of the crown on both sides. There are many privy marks:
Die axis 0°: annulet, coronet, cross patée fourchée, dagger, eagle’s head, fusil, key - horizontal, trefoil, tun, woolpack.
Die axis 180°: cross flory fitchée, cross patée fourchée, fusil, lion passant, quatrefoil, double rose, roundel, thistle head, turtle.
Most James I farthing counterfeits are Type 3 or later. A genuine Lennox Type 3 has an eagle-headed harp with 6-strings and correct die rotation. Punctuation can give counterfeits away (colons ‘:’ or '!' should only appear after abbreviations such as D, BRIT and FRAN).
Counterfeit Privy Marks: Lombardic A, crescent, plain cross, lys, mascle, 4 pellets, roundel with BRIT, star, stirrup, triangle, no mark and most with trefoil
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1616-1623) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 88
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