Mystery British “junk” lot piece perhaps some type of Farthing

Trying to figure this out . Can’t see any hint of date or legend . The boarder around the monarch is struck . The VII is close in size to a Farthing but a bit bigger and a lot thicker . I am guessing it’s some type of 18C gaming token or counter . If it’s total junk it fine that lot was awesome

 

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Yeah, looks like a "fantasy piece". Obviously old though. Too bad there is no date. The image (Britannia) is very crude as well.

 

Its interesting the lot was really cool(going to post everything over the weekend) and it did include an Evasion(aka they are different so you can't hang/transport/make me take the king's shilling) half penny (Atkins 314) so I could see perhaps a contemptry counterfeit I can see the with the same logic

 

I think it might be a gaming token too. Not a merchant token for sure because it has no name or business on it.

Bruce

 

Wouldn't that be Georgius lll. No matter what it is it is a neat token.

 

Could well be a genuine 4th issue farthing (1806-7) which has been modified if a few details are satisfied. The prongs of the trident point to the right place on the N, the position of the exergue line is about right and the size of the portrait is about right. It looks fairly corroded, but still seems a good fit to me.

If the diameter is 21.5mm, if the thickness is 1.75-2mm, if there is a trace of a K (or a dot) on the truncation, if there is a slightly recessed groove with internal milling running around the edge and the ring surrounding the portrait has been milled flat to remove the legend and date, i.e. the portrait is raised above the 'moat' - then someone has had a bit of fun at some point. If genuine, then it originally looked like this.

 

I’m not able to help you but I like it

 

If the size is the same then it's a possibility, but not being able to check the weight is a drawback. Too many modifications there to factor in the weight. This is really a piece you have to study closely in-hand.

Bruce