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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-5A21ED
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval silver halfpenny of James I dating to AD 1604 to 1605, second coinage, lis initial mark dating to 1604-1605. Minted at London. As North (1991) 2107.
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: Circa AD 1605
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 10 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th August 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny (silver)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: James I, 1604-1619 (N 2107)
Obverse description: Rose
Reverse description: Thistle
Initial mark: Lis
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Mole Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Betchworth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ2049
Four figure Latitude: 51.22758482
Four figure longitude: -0.28281412
1:25K map: TQ2049
1:10K map: TQ24NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son |
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