Farthings of this numerous group have the privy mark on the obverse only – at 12.00 o’clock. 5 circlet jewels either side. Usually 6, occasionally 5, and extremely rarely,7 harp strings. Pm’s recorded are – lombardic A, annulet, coronet, cross flory fitchée, cross patée fourchée, dagger, eagle’s head, fusil, key (horizontal), lion passant, lis, mascle, […]
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In about 1622-23 a new design was introduced featuring larger crowns having 9 circlet jewels either side. This small group is a pairing of the new type 4 obverse with the old (5-jewelled) type 3 reverse. Only one pm (annulet) is known, but there are 6 and 7 stringed versions. Unlike type 3 coins which […]
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