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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

Half quarto

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Gibraltar (Inferred)
State: Gibraltar

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Anslow, James
Place of use: Wallingford

Crown (coin)

Maker(s)

Ruler: James II (1685-88)
Mint: Limerick (Inferred)
Mint: Dublin (Inferred)
State: Ireland

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Smyth, Ralph
Place of use: Bedford

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Head, Henry
Place of use: Reading (Berks.)

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Grape, Thomas
Place of use: Wokingham

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Ely, Richard
Place of use: Abingdon

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Aspray, Robert
Place of use: Olney

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Beale, John
Place of use: Wantage

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Adames, Thomas
Place of use: Windsor

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

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

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Jackson, James
Place of use: Plymouth

2 quartos

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820) (Inferred)
Issuer: Keeling, Robert
Mint: Gibraltar (Inferred)
State: Gibraltar

Shilling

Maker(s)

Ruler: James II (1685-88)
Mint: Limerick (Inferred)
Mint: Dublin (Inferred)
State: Ireland

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Heaton, James
Place of use: St Ives

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Juson, John
Place of use: Wycombe

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Wilkinson, William
Place of use: Durham (Dur.)

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Hartwell, Thomas
Place of use: Abingdon

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Terminology definition for: British Isles" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-116687 Accessed: 2025-12-19 11:35:50

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