Record ID: HAMP174 - POST MEDIEVAL coin

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP174

Object type certainty: Certain

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Notes:

In Handbook of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland in the British Museum (Spink 1970) page 240-42, Pl. LXII no. 110. Coin struck after James' abdication. 1689-91 was a period of struggle in Ireland for the recovery of the throne.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1689

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 4 g
Diameter: 24 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Shilling (testoon) [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: James II of England [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse inscription: IACOBUS. II. DEI. GRATIA
Reverse inscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1689

Coin references

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Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Berkshire
District: West Berkshire
To be known as: BERKSHIRE BUCKLEBURY

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 1999

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Sally Worrell - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Sally Worrell - [view all attributed records]

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