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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-ECB663
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver threepence of James II, crowned III reverse, mint of London, dated AD 1687.
Spink, p.331, no.3415.
The coin has been pierced at 3 o'clock on the obverse.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1687
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 17.4 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Threepence
Ruler/issuer: James II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Threepence: James II (S 3415)
Obverse description: Laureate bust left
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS.II.DEI.GRATIA
Reverse description: Crowned III (mark of value)
Reverse inscription: 1687 MAG.BR.FRA.ET.HIB.REX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Ryther cum Ossendyke (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5537
Four figure Latitude: 53.826366
Four figure longitude: -1.165912
1:25K map: SE5537
1:10K map: SE53NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2001 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | p.331 | no.3415 |
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