Deposited c. 1315 (during the reign of Edward II) - found c. 1895. A hoard of 81 coins including 2 farthings. (ref. NORTH, JJ. 1975: 'An Unpublished Fourteenth Century Hoard' SNC, p. 332-3 and ALLEN, M. 2002: 'English Coin Hoards, 1158-1544' 72, Hoard ID 130)

Deposited c. 1207 +/-2 (during the reign of John as King) - found 1834. This find was originally recorded as consisting of 3 coins: 2 of the 'REX or triangle' farthings of John as King and a Carrickfergus farthing of John de Courcy. Dolley revises this to include a John as Lord mascle farthing - NICO and possibly other mascle and John as King farthings. The coins were found on a sandbank at the mouth of the Avoca river. Two at least passed to the Dean Dawson collection and thence on to the Royal Irish Academy and the National Museum of Ireland. (ref. DOLLEY, M. 1966: 'Four Irish Finds of Anglo-Irish Coins of John' Ulster Journal of Archaeology, Third Series, Vol. 29, p.130-7)

Deposited c. 1330's (during the reign of Edward III) - found 1911 at Blackhills Farm, Kirkcudbrightshire (NGR: NG760750). A hoard of over 2059 Edwardian pennies including 1 farthing. (ref. COUPAR, SA. 1997: 'A Parcel of Silver Pennies from the Blackhills Hoard' BNJ 67, p. 99-103)

Deposited c. 1290 (during the reign of Edward I) - found 1964. A hoard of 332 coins including 18 farthings. This hoard is unusual for the large proportion of farthings found - nearly 7%. (ref. NORTH, JJ. 1966: 'The Broughton hoard' BNJ 35, p. 120-7, pl. XV and ALLEN, M. 2002: 'English Coin Hoards, 1158-1544' 72, Hoard ID 103)

    Items:

• Edward I, Class Ia, London
• Edward I, Class Ic, London (Qty 2)
• Edward I, Class II, London (Qty 10)
• Edward I, Class IIIg, London (Qty 3)
• Edward I, Class IV, London
• Edward I, Class IIIc, Bristol

Deposited c. 1230's (during the reign of John) - found 1942. A hoard of 1080 coins including 5 Irish farthings. The 1080 coins were secured for the National Museum of Ireland. A handful may still be in private possession locally. (ref. DOLLEY, RHM. & O'SULLIVAN, W. 1965: 'The Corofin hoard' BNJ 34, p. 98-103)

    Items:

• John as Lord, ADAM, Dublin
• John as Lord, GEFR(ei), Waterford
• John as King, Roberd, Dublin
• John as King, Willem, Dublin
• John de Courcy, Carrickfergus

Deposited c. 1295 (during the reign of Edward I) - found 1955. A well documented hoard that suggests that it was concealed during a French attack on Dover in August 1295. A hoard of 686 coins including 3 farthings (ALLEN, M. 2002: 'English Coin Hoards, 1158-1544' 72, Hoard ID 108). Three farthings found in the hoard:

• 36. EDWARDVS REX, trifoliate crown, Class II, r. LONDONIENSIS, wt. 4.8grs, chipped and corroded, London
• 37. ERANGLIE, Class III, wt. 5.8grs, London
• 38. ERANGLIE, r. LONDONIENSIS, Class IX, wt. 5.1grs, London

Not a hoard, but coins found in one area.

In BNJ 5 (1908), Edward Hancox mentions that he had seen 15 'round farthings of the first three Edwards...' of which he lists 10:

• Edward I, +ERANGLIE, r. CIVITAS LONDON, London (Pl, Fig. 31)
• Edward I, +ERANGLIE, r. CIVITAS LONDON, worn, London
• Edward I, +ERANGLIE, r. CIVITAS LONDON, London
• Edward I, +ERANGLIE, r. LONDONDONIENSIS, London
• Edward I, +ERANGLIE, r. LONDONDONIENSIS, worn, London
• Edward I, +ERANGLIE, r. LONDONDONIENSIS, much worn, London
• Edward I, +ERANGLIE, r. LONDONDONIENSIS, broken, London
• Edward III, +EDWARDVS REX --, r. CIVITAS LOnDOn, London (Pl, Fig. 32)
• Edward I/II/III, +EDWARDVS REX A, r. CIVITAS LONDON, London
• Edward I/II/III, r. CIVITAS, much worn, uncertain mint

In BNJ 21 (1931), HW Taffs exhibited a few farthings from Dunwich:

• Edward I, Dublin
• Edward I, York
• Edward I, London

In BNJ 41 (1972), Robert Seaman lists further two farthings from Dunwich:

• Edward I, ERANG, r. CIVITAS LONDON, wt. 5.8gr, London (Fig. 17)
• Edward I, illegible, r. CIVI, wt. 5.1gr, broken, unknown mint

In BNJ 72 (2002), Martin Allen lists further farthings from Dunwich:

• 178: Edward I, class 1a-1c, Withers 1-4, wt. 0.37g, London
• 179: Edward I, class 1a-1c, Withers 1-4, wt. 0.24g, chipped, London
• 180: Edward I, class 1a-3g, Withers 1-13, wt. 0.29g, chipped, London
• 183: Edward I, class 4de, Withers 1-14, wt. 0.17g, London
• 187: Edward I, class 10, Withers 28, wt. 0.28g, chipped, London
• 188: Edward I, class 10-11, Withers 30, wt. 0.38g, London
• 189: Edward I, class 10-11, Withers 30, wt. 0.35g, London
• 190: Edward I, class 10-11, Withers 30, wt. 0.29g, London
• 191: Edward I, class 10-11, Withers 30, wt. 0.18g, chipped, London
• 193: Edward III, Star Marked Coinage, Withers 1a, wt. 0.18g, fragment, London
• 204: Edward I-Henry VII, (halfpenny or farthing), wt. 0.27g, chipped, uncertain mint
• 205: Edward I-Henry VII, (halfpenny or farthing), wt. 0.23g, chipped, uncertain mint
• 206: Edward I-Henry VII, (halfpenny or farthing), wt. 0.18g, fragment, uncertain mint
• 207: Edward I-Henry VII, (halfpenny or farthing), wt. 0.16g, fragment, London
• 246: Edward I, early issue, wt. 0.16g, uncertain Irish mint

Also, look up - my 850 is from this hoard.

Not a hoard but, like Dunwich, coins found in one area. (ref.: COOK, BJ. 1998: 'Medieval and Early Modern Coin Finds from South Ferriby, Humberside' BNJ 65, p. 95-118). This included the following farthings:

    Items:

• 247: Edward I, Type 3de, wt. 0.31, London
• 248: Edward I, Type 10, wt. 0.36, London
• 249: Edward I, Type 10, wt. 0.42, London
• 250: Edward I, Type 10, wt. 0.24, fragment, London
• 251: Edward I, Type 10, wt. 0.27, London
• 252: Edward I, Type 10, wt. 0.35, London
• 253: Edward I, Type 10-11, wt. 0.31, London
• 254: Edward I/II/III, wt. 0.30, London
• 260: Edward III, Second coinage (Star Marked), EDWARDVS REX AII*, r. CIVITAS *LOII, wt. 0.34, London

Metal-detecting find, 2013. Hoard of 15th to early 16th centuries; contained 1x penny, 1x struck farthing (‘Henry IV-VI’). Penny was folded around the farthing.

Deposited c. 1312-14 (during the reign of Edward II) - found 1998. A hoard of 1084 coins including 8 farthings - some now in the Bristish Museum. (ref. ALLEN, M. 2002: 'English Coin Hoards, 1158-1544' 72, Hoard ID 128)

Archaeological find, c.1987. Hoard of late 13th to mid-14th centuries; contained 2x struck farthings (Edward I, N1051/1, London mint) only. Found in the grave of a young adult; one on the right shoulder, the other under the neck.

Deposited c. 1415-20 (during the reign of Henry V) - found 1868. A hoard of c. 7000 coins including a number of farthings. (ref. ALLEN, M. 2002: 'English Coin Hoards, 1158-1544' 72, Hoard ID 223).

There were apparently three (ref: Neck) or two (ref: Potter) farthings with the name HEnRIC in the Highbury find. One weighed 4½ and the second weighed 3¾ gr.

(ref: NECK, JF. 1871: 'The Silver Coinage of Henry IV, V & VI' Num. Chron., Vol XI, p. 93-152, pl. III, 8.)
(ref: POTTER, WJW. & WINSTANLEY, EJ. 1960-1961: 'The Coinages of Henry IV and Henry V, Part II' BNJ 30, p. 124-150.)

    Items:

• Henry IV, +hEnRIC REX x AnGL, large head, no bust, mm. Lis and Lis or Trefoil slipped after REX, r. CIVI[TAS] LOIDOI, wt. 3.¾ grs, "Unique", London
• Henry V, +hEnRIC^x_xREX^x_xAnGL, r. CIVITAS LOnDOn, wt. 3.¾ grs, London

    Published: Num. Chron. vol XI, pl III, 8

    Sale record:

• **Sotheby & Co.: The Montagu Collection - 2nd Portion, (11th May, 1896) - lot 496 - Henry IV, +hEnRIC.REX AnGL, large head, no bust, mm. Lis and Lis or Trefoil slipped after REX, r. CIVI[TAS] LOIDOI, wt. 3.75 grs, "Unique", London (ref. Num. Chron. vol XI, pl III, 8)
  
  
• **Sotheby & Co.: Henry Clark Collection - Day One, (23-26 May, 1898) - 89 - Henry V, hEnRIC. REX. AnGL., r. CIVITAS LOnDOn, wt. 3¾ grs., London - ex. Highbury find and Webb Coll. [£2 4s]
  
  
• **Sotheby & Co.: Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon and English coins from the collection of George Jonathan Bascom, (15-16 June, 1914) - 96† - Henry IV, (Num. Chron. N.S. vol XI, pl. III, 8), hENRIC REX AnGL, mm Lis, King's head without bust, a slipped trefoil after REX, r. CIVI[TAS] LOIDOI, wt. 3½ grs, unique and "the gem of the Highbury find" - ex. Webb (lot 120 £15 15s); Montagu (lot 496 £17) [£24 5s];

Found c1896. Unusually included two farthings. (NORTH, JJ. 1975: ''An Unpublished Fourteenth Century Hoard' SNC Vol. LXXXIII, no. 9, p.332-3). The two farthings described as:

• Edward I/II, Type X/XI, +EDWARDVS REX, London (now lost)
• Edward I/II, Type X/XI, +EDWARDVS REX A, London

Found during excavations conducted 1985-6, contained 17 coins, and Edward I farthing, class IX.

Metal-detecting find, 2009. Large hoard of the 1420s, contained pence plus a few groats, halfgroats, and one struck farthing (Edward III, N1104, London).

Not a hoard but, like Dunwich, coins found in one area. (BESLY. E. 1995: 'Short Cross and Other Medieval Coins from Llanfaes' BNJ 65, p. 120-34). This included the following farthings:

• 102a: Edward I, Lincoln
• 103a: Edward I, fragment, London
• 522: Edward I, class 3de, wt. 0.307, die axis: 90, some wear, Lincoln - in the National Museum of Wales
• 523: Edward I, class 3de, wt. 0.303, die axis: 180, worn, York
• 531: Edward I/II, class 10-11, wt. 0.320, die axis: 120, slight wear, London
• 582: Edward I, group 1, wt. 0.301, die axis: 270, slight wear, Waterford
• 583: Edward I, group 1, wt. 0.406, die axis: 200, slight wear, Dublin - in the National Museum of Wales
• 584: Edward I, North B2?, ER-ANG-LIE, wt. 0.316, die axis: 330, slight wear, Dublin
• 585: Edward I, North B2?, ERA-IIG-LIE, wt. 0.374, die axis: 240, wear, Dublin - in the National Museum of Wales

No surviving examples of John as Lord mascle farthings were known until the summer of 1806, when a peasant digging near the high roard at Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, turned up a metal pot of about a pint measure which contained a large parcel of the full face-faced halfpence of John, along with several farthings. (SNELLING. 1810: 'Explanation of the Editor's Additional Plate to Simon'). This included the following farthings:

• 10: John, Mascle farthing, NORM, wt. 5,5 grs.
• 11: John, Mascle farthing, TOMA
• 12: John, Mascle farthing, NICO, wt. 6.75 grs
• 13: John, Mascle farthing, ALEX
• 14: John, Mascle farthing, ADAM
• John, Mascle farthing, MARC, wt. 4.75 grs

Building work find, 2009. Large hoard of pence, halfpence, and farthings (11 farthings, Edward I-II) buried c.1310. Acquired by Tullie House museum, Carlisle.

A hoard of coins found along with scattered coins from later centuries (ref. SMITH, A. 1863: 'On Inedited Silver Farthings Coined in Ireland' NC, Vol. III, p. 149-61; This included one farthing which is now in the British Museum:

    Items:

• 21. Edward I, class IIIc, wt. 0.32, Lincoln

Metal-detecting find, 2014. Hoard of late 13th to mid 14th century; contained 3x struck farthings (‘Edward I’) only.

Found before 1857. Deposited after 1216? (ref. SMITH, A. 1863: 'On Inedited Silver Farthings Coined in Ireland' NC, Vol. III, p. 149-61; Greuber p.215, nos. 8-9, Carrickfergus mint (number uncertain) and John de Courcy, Downpatrick, r. DE DVNO, 238; Inventory of British Coin-Hoards, published by the Royal Numismatic Society, Mr. JDA Thompson, pg. 109, hoard number 288. 1,115 coins were examined of which the following were identified as farthings:

    Items:

• John, Mascle farthing, ADAM (Qty. 5)
• John, Mascle farthing, GERF (Gefrei)
• John, Mascle farthing, ROBE (Roberd)
• John, Mascle farthing, NORM (Norman)
• John, Mascle farthing, illegible (Qty. 2)
• John as King, ROBERD
• John de Courcy, PATRICII, r. DE DVNO, Downpatrick (Qty. 238)
• John de Courcy, PATRICII, r. DE DVNO, Carrickfergus (Qty. 17)

Deposited c. 1344-51 (during the reign of Edward III) - found c. 1868. A hoard of 225 coins including 26 farthings. (ref. ALLEN, M. 2002: 'English Coin Hoards, 1158-1544' 72, Hoard ID 156).

(ref: Evan, AJ, On a Hoard of Coins found at Oxford, Numismatic Chronicle 11 (1871), pp. 246-82 and ALLEN, M. 2002: 'English Coin Hoards, 1158-1544' 72, Hoard ID 156).

    Items:

• (47) Edward I, EDWARDVS REX, r. CIVITAS LONDON (N's reversed), London
• (48 ill) Edward III, Star Marked Coinage, EDWARDVS REX A*, r. CIVITAS *LONDON, London (Qty. 12)
• (49 ill) Edward III, Star Marked Coinage, EDWARDVS REX AN*, r. CIVITAS *LONDON, London (Qty. 8)
• Edward I, II or III, EDWARDVS REX AN, r. CIVITAS LONDON, London
• Edward I, ERANGLIE, r. CIVITAS WATERFOR, Waterford

Deposited c. 1320-1321 (during the reign of Edward II) - found 1963. This appears to have been actually two hoards and the contents were not properly recorded at the time of discovery making study very difficult. The hoard may have contained one or several farthings (ref: DOLLEY RHM. 1968: 'The Irish Mints of Edward I in the light of the Coin-Hoards from Ireland and Great Britain' Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol 66, Sec. C, No. 3, p.235-297).

    Items:

• (438 ill) Edward I, Class VIII, London
• (439 ill) Edward I, Class IX, London
• (440) Edward I, Class X, London

Metal-detecting find, 2010. Hoard of mid- to late-1310s, included pennies, halfpennies and farthings (3x Edward I N1058 London, 1x Edward II N1070/2 London)

Deposited c. 1352 (during the reign of Edward III).

Unearthed by detectorists Neil Marshall and Ken Jones between October 1986 and April 1987, the Stanwix Hoard comprises some 2,267 Edwardian silver coins, including 52 farthings, and additional fragments (ref. ALLEN, M. 2002: 'English Coin Hoards, 1158-1544' 72, Hoard ID 172 and ALLEN, M. 2007: 'The Proportions of the Denominations in English Mint Ouputs 1351-1485' BNJ, Vol 77, p.190-209.). The finders believe that the coins were disturbed and scattered over a wide area during road building works near Carlisle and that they were originally contained in one or more earthenware vessels. This very substantial find was designated treasure trove and representative parcels of coins retained for museums; the balance of approximately 2,000 pieces has been returned to the finders, with some later sold at Sotheby & Co. Auction (5-6th October, 1989).

The mid-1350's was the time of the plague, uncertainty and strike, especially in the Northern reaches of the realm, and the general nature of the deposit coforms well with existing hoard evidence.

The remarkable feature of Stanwix, is the unusualy high incidence of halfpence and farthings, notably a group of crudely struck Berwick mint pieces, 12 halfpennies and no less than 43 farthings of rare Class VIII (c.1444) were recovered. Following museum acquisitions this sale contains the remaining 9 halfpennies and 39 farthings (lots 901-910)

All coins were examined and classified by the British Museum and were sold at Sotheby's in identifying envelopes, except where this is not allowed by lotting. The material is offered in essentially as found condition and is virtually free of corrosion.

(ref: Sotheby & Co.: Catalogue of Coins, Medals and Paper Money, (5-6th October, 1989)).

    Items:

• (904†) Edward III, class IXb, bear's head in two quarters, Berwick (3 farthings) [£ 374]
• (905) Edward III, class IXb, bear's head in two quarters, Berwick (3 farthings) [£ 165]
• (906) Edward III, class IXb, bear's head in two quarters, Berwick (3 farthings) [unsold]
• (907) Edward III, class IXb, bear's head in two quarters, Berwick (5 farthings) [unsold]
• (908) Edward III, class IXb, bear's head in two quarters, Berwick (6 farthings) [£ 220]
• (909) Edward III, class IXb, bear's head in two quarters, Berwick (10 farthings) [unsold]
• (910) Edward III, class IXb, bear's head in two quarters, Berwick (9 farthings) [unsold].
  

Deposited c. 1344-1351 (during the reign of Edward III). A coin hoard of the Black Death. The smaller coins of this hoard were discovered in the cavity of the pelvis and thus may have been held in a pouch held near the waist. 181 coins were found. 75 of these were cleaned, which included 25 farthings.

(ref: B.J. Cook, Medieval coins excavated at the Tower of London, Numismatic Chronicle 168 (2008), pp. 233-40).

    Items:

• (48) Edward I, class X, London
• (49) Edward II, class XIII or later, London
• (50-8) Edward III, Second Coinage, London (9 farthings)
• (59-62) Edward III, Probably Second Coinage, London (4 farthings)
• (63-9) Edward III, Third Coinage, London (7 farthings)
• (70-2) Edward III, class IXb, bear's head in two quarters, Berwick (3 farthings)
  
  

See Newry Hoard.

Uncertain circumstances, 1875. Mid-late C14 hoard of uncertain size, reportedly contained struck farthings of Edward I-III.

Deposited c. 1311 (during the reign of Edward II) - found 1958. A hoard of 1206 coins including 1 farthing. (ref. ALLEN, M. 2002: 'English Coin Hoards, 1158-1544' 72, Hoard ID 126)