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1 Farthing - James I Harington issue; type 1c

1 Farthing - James I (Harington issue; type 1c) - obverse1 Farthing - James I (Harington issue; type 1c) - reverse

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Features

Issuer England (United Kingdom)
Król James I (1603-1625)
Type Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins
Year 1614
Value 1 Farthing (1⁄960)
Currency Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Composition Miedź
Weight 0.26 g
Diameter 12 mm
Shape Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique Młotkowana
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
537074
References Sp# 2675A
Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes).
, Everson Farthing# 1c 15
Tim Everson; 2007. The Galata Guide to the Farthing Tokens of James I & Charles I: A History and Reclassification. Galata, Llanfyllin, United Kingdom.
, BMC Eng# 1a 37-8
Charles Wilson Peck; 1970. English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum, 1558-1958 (2nd Edition). British Museum, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

(en) Crown with 5 jewels over sceptres. Legend starts between sceptre heads. Privy mark is 'grasshopper' below crown.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
IACO D*G* MAG BRIT
or
IACO D.G. MAG BRIT

Unabridged legend: Iacobus Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae

Reverse

(en) Crowned harp with 7 strings and 9 indistinct jewels on the crown. Legend around. Fret/Harington Knot at start of legend.

Script: łaciński

Lettering: # FRA. ET. HIB. REX

Unabridged legend: Franciae Et Hiberniae Rex

Comments

(en)

House of Stuart (1603-49), James I (1603-25), Harington type 1c copper farthing token.

James I and Charles I farthings were considered tokens as they were not legal tender. Despite featuring a harp, Harington farthing tokens were not used in Ireland.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC References
ND (1614)  Everson Farthing# 15a
Tim Everson; 2007. The Galata Guide to the Farthing Tokens of James I & Charles I: A History and Reclassification. Galata, Llanfyllin, United Kingdom.
(en) IACO D*G* MAG BRIT (BMC 37)
ND (1614)  Everson Farthing# 15b
Tim Everson; 2007. The Galata Guide to the Farthing Tokens of James I & Charles I: A History and Reclassification. Galata, Llanfyllin, United Kingdom.
(en) IACO D.G. MAG BRIT (BMC 38)

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