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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-D20452
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1605
Date to: AD 1621
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.22 g
Diameter: 10.2 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ID 4323
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
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: Uncrowned rose
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Uncrowned thistle
Reverse inscription: None
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: Messing cum inworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 2107 |
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