Medieval Hammered Farthings

English & Irish Hammered Farthings of the 13th–16th centuries

Your definitive guide to medieval hammered farthings

This site documents the history, types, mints, and identification of English and Irish hammered farthings, with a focus on accurate attribution and counterfeit detection.

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John I
(Anglo-Irish)
King John, painted c. 1250–1259 by Matthew Paris in his Historia Anglorum Henry III

Henry III being crowned, detail from Effigies ad Regem Angliae, c. 1280–1300 Henry IV

Henry IV, detail from the records of the Duchy of Lancaster, before his usurpation of Richard II in 1399 Edward IV

Edward IV, detail from a Tudor copy of an original portrait Richard III

Richard III, detail from a painting the Royal Collection Henry VII

Henry VII, a detail from a painting in the National Portrait Gallery in London, painted on 29 October 1505 for the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I.
This site is currently under construction. Further information about hammered farthings from other reigns will be added soon.

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