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British Isles

This term has 6,888 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Country
Place
Object name

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Tayler, John
Place of use: Uxbridge

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Bowell, John
Place of use: Oxford

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Meyricke, Thomas
Place of use: Shrewsbury

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Heasel, Edmund
Place of use: Bury St Edmunds

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Filbrigg, Will
Place of use: Oundle

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Goodridge, William
Place of use: Bridgwater

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Pont, Richard
Place of use: Oxford

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Groome, Thomas
Place of use: Long Melford

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Seward, Ambrose
Place of use: Yeovil

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Yarmouth (Struck in the name of)
Place of use: Yarmouth

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Hall, Anthony
Place of use: Oxford

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Page, Ralph
Place of use: Pinner

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Baythorne, John
Place of use: Bury St Edmunds

Farthing

Maker(s)

Ruler: Portreeve of Langport (With the title of)
Issuer: I. M. (Somerset, C17th) (Struck in the name of)
Place of use: Langport

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Burford (Struck in the name of)
Place of use: Burford

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Burrough, John
Place of use: Ipswich

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Boorman, William
Place of use: Southwark

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Hunsdon, Thomas
Place of use: Oxford

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: West, Will
Place of use: Southwark

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Potter, William
Place of use: Oxford

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Leyman, Habbakkuk
Place of use: East Bergholt

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2026) "Terminology definition for: British Isles" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-116687 Accessed: 2026-02-19 10:32:31

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