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St. Patrick Copper or "Newby's Farthing"
British Colonial Issue
struck about 1674–5; circulated in New Jersey after 1681
Mint: Dublin (probably), Ireland
Medium/Technique
Copper and Brass
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 24.5 mm, 5.39 gm (15/16 in., 0.19 oz.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. George L. Walton
Accession Number36.329
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Breen 208?
DescriptionObv: FLOREAT : REX : around a kneeling king with a harp, a crown in the field above is struck over a brass plug, and the whole is surrounded by a beaded rim
Rev: QUIESCAT PLEBS. around St. Patrick as a standing Bishop with mitre and cross, a cathedral or church is in the background, and the whole is surrounded by a finely beaded rim
Edge: reeded
Rev: QUIESCAT PLEBS. around St. Patrick as a standing Bishop with mitre and cross, a cathedral or church is in the background, and the whole is surrounded by a finely beaded rim
Edge: reeded
ProvenanceBy 1936, Dr. George L. Walton, Boston; 1936, gift of Dr. George L. Walton to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 7, 1936)