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Name or Denominations
1 Farthing (1⁄960)
Issuer
Scotland (United Kingdom)
Ruler
James III (1460-1488)
Year of Minting
1470-1480
Currency
Pound Scots (1136-1707)
Shape
Round (irregular)
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
NA
Diameter
12 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Copper
Shape
Round (irregular)
Edge Type
NA
Technique
Hammered
Front design
Trefoil with a fleur-de-lis in each third, mullet in the centre
Back design
Cross with a mullet in each quarter
Year of Minting
1470-1480
King
James III (1460-1488)
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Inscriptions
Reverse: MO PAVPER
Context
Type IV farthing according to Bateson's 'Coinage in Scotland' and a type II farthing according to Spink's 'Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands'. The shape of these coins varies considerably. Date of mintage is uncertain. It has been suggested that they were struck in the 1470s.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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