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Object Number
992-9-10/74623
Display Title
Coin: Copper farthing
Descriptions
Object Description
Coin: Copper farthing, British, 1625-1636. Obverse: CAROLUS D: G: MAG BRIT (Charles, by Grace of God, of Great Britain) surrounding a crown and crossed scepters. Reverse: REX FRAN ET HIB (King of France and Ireland) surrounding a crowned Irish Harp. Minted after 1625 when Charles I took the throne, and before 1636, when the Irish harp was replaced with an English Rose. See Stubbs 1993: 27.
Lack of wear suggests the coin was lost shortly after entering circulation.
Inventory Description
Metal, personal, coin, CAROLVs stamped on one side, corroded
Classification
- Coin
Department
Archaeological
Date
1625-1636
Culture
- Colonial Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Massachusetts
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Middlesex County
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Cambridge
/
Harvard Yard
Intrasite
1992 Water line project, H355, near Wadsworth House
Materials
Copper, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1.8 x 1.6 x 0.02 cm (11/16 x 5/8)
Quantity
1
Label on object
H355
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