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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Conduitt, post: 7602721, member: 109923&quot;]I think it&#039;s real. 16-17mm? Medal alignment? I doubt it&#039;s a modern copy anyway, as it&#039;s a common type and inexpensive even in much better condition. The punctuation is correct and the crown and harp look right. It&#039;s just a bit off-centre but genuine farthings could be. These were quite heavy too and I&#039;ve seen similar patinas. So I don&#039;t think it&#039;s a contemporary counterfeit either.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be Lennox, Everson Type 2 (No 26a), Peck Type 3b (BMC 58), privy mark fusil both sides, 5 jewels on crown, eagle-headed harp with 6 strings. FRA:ET HIB:REX (Reverse 2, no stop after REX). Minted 1616.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a Lennox Type 2, but with flower privy mark, to compare.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>James I ‘Lennox’ Type 2 Farthing, 1616</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1308988[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>London Token House. Copper, 16mm, 0.72g. IACO: D: G: MAG: BRIT:; Flower privy mark. Eagle-headed harp (6 strings), FRA: ET HIB: REX. (Reverse 1), die axis 180° (Everson Type 2 25; Peck/BMC Type 3b 56). </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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