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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-9BF501
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1613
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.37 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th April 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2006-40-37
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Crown (gold)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: IACOBV[...]G MAG BRI FRA ET HI REX
Reverse description: HENRICV[...]REGNA IACOBVS
Reverse inscription: Square shield crowned with I R at sides
Initial mark: Trefoil
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
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 | 122 | 2091 |
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