1 Farthing - James I Lennox issue; type 3 1616-1623

Weight

0.6 g

Diameter

16 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Copper

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Hammered

Front design

Crown over sceptres centrally with legend around. 5 jewels on crown, mintmark at 12 o'clock.

Back design

Crowned eagle-headed harp centrally with legend around. 5 jewels on crown, no mintmark.

Year of Minting

1616-1623

King

James I ( 1603-1625 )

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Variable alignment ↺

Inscriptions

Obverse: IACO:D:G:MAG:BRIT Reverse: FRA:ET HIB:REX·

Context

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

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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