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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-F72E14
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of James I, first coinage of 1603-1604, thistle initial mark. London Tower mint. As North 2077.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1603
Date to: Circa AD 1604
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.48 g
Diameter: 13.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 25th September 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: James I, 1603 - 1604 (N 2077)
Obverse description: Crowned bust, right, mark of value behind.
Obverse inscription: I D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Large square royal shield.
Initial mark: Thistle
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Leckhampstead (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7336
Four figure Latitude: 52.01763119
Four figure longitude: -0.93765331
1:25K map: SP7336
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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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