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Unique ID: SF-FC9FC7
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Irish shilling of James I, first coinage, c.1603-1604 AD. As Seaby no. 6512.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1603
Date to: Circa AD 1604
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.92 g
Diameter: 26.06 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Type: Irish: shilling of James I, first coinage (S 6512 - 6513)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: IACO[].ANG'.SCO'.FRA.ET.HIB.REX
Reverse description: A crowned harp within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: EXVRGAT.DEVS.DISSIPENTVR.INIMICI
Initial mark: Bell
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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