Definition

• A Farthing introduced in Ireland during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. Moryson, in his Itinerary, 1617 (i. 284), in speaking of the Irish people, states that "they had also brasse farthings, called Smulkins, whereof fourc made a penny."

  In the Numismatic Chronicle (4th series, xv. 192-229) Mr. Henry Symonds cites some contemporary manuscripts, and points out that three Smulkyns were current as a "red harpe," and four Smulkyns were equal to a "white groat." See Harp.

Quelle

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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