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COIN
Unique ID: SF-581272
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn silver hammered sixpence of James I, dating to 1604. Tower mint, initial mark: lis. North 2103.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1604
Date to: Exactly AD 1604
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.57 g
Diameter: 25.66 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st March 2018
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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, 1604-1619 (N 2102, 2103)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right, mark of value 'VI' behind bust
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS D G MAG BRIT FR[A ET] HIB REX
Reverse description: Royal arms, date above
Reverse inscription: QVAE DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEP[ARET]
Initial mark: Lis
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Bradfield St Clare
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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