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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-34EE37
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A hammered silver sixpence of James 1st dated 1603 from the first coinage with a thistle mintmark.
Obverse features a right facing crowned bust with the numerals VI behind and the inscription JACOBVS*DG*ANG*SCO*FRA*ET*HIB*REX
The reverse has a shield with the royal arms and the date 1603 above. The reverse inscription is EXERGAT* DEVS*DISSIPENTVR*INIMICI
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.57 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: James I, 1603 - 1604 (N 2074, 2075)
Obverse description: Right facing bust with numerals VI behind (first bust) With the thistle mint mark.
Obverse inscription: JACOBUS DG ANG SCO FRA ET HIB REX
Reverse description: Shield bearing the royal arms with the date 1603 above.
Reverse inscription: EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENTVR INIMICI
Initial mark: Thistle
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Canterbury (District)
To be known as: Worth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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