1 Farthing - James I 1616

Weight

0.54 g

Diameter

15 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Copper

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Roller milled

Front design

Crown with 5 jewels over sceptres, legend around, starting 12 o'clock, no privy mark.

Back design

Crowned eagle-headed harp with 6 or 7 strings, legend around, privy mark at 11 o'clock.

Year of Minting

1616

King

James I (1603-1625)

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: IACO: D: G: MAG: BRIT: Reverse: FRA: ET(.) HIB: REX.

Context

House of Stuart (1603-49), James I (1603-25), copper farthing token, production contracted to Lord Lennox. Everson Type 1; privy mark Bell or Tower on reverse only. Due to a shortage of small value coinage, King James I authorised the private production of farthing pieces. The first such contract was awarded to Lord Harington in 1613 but following his death in 1614 and that of his son shortly thereafter, the patent was passed from Lord Harington's wife, Lady Anne Harington, to Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox on June 28, 1614.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

0