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IOW-443162: Post-Medieval Coin: Penny of James II.

Rights Holder: Isle of Wight Council
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COIN

Unique ID: IOW-443162

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Penny of James II dated 1687 (Spink 3417).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1687

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.52 g
Diameter: 13 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th August 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2006-67-8

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: James II of England
Category: Modern
Obverse description: Bust left
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: I crowned
Reverse inscription: 87 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 16

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting rally
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Spink and Son Ltd 2001 Coins of England and the United Kingdom London Spink and Son Ltd 316 3417

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Audit data

Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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