CORN-246E62: Post-medieval halfgroat of James I (obverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-246E62

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver halfgroat of James I (1603-1625), first bust, II behind head; initial mark thistle, c.1603-4; Spink 2649; North 2076

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1603
Date to: AD 1604

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 17 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th February 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: James I, 1603 - 1604 (N 2076)
Obverse description: crowned first bust facing right with II behind head
Obverse inscription: I D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: square shield with initial mark of thistle stamped above shield
Reverse inscription: none
Initial mark: thistle
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Buryan (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW4325
Four figure Latitude: 50.069447
Four figure longitude: -5.592853
1:25K map: SW4325
1:10K map: SW45SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	121, Plate VI, Fig.74,	No.2076
Spink and Son Ltd	2005	Coins of England and the United Kingdom	London	Spink and Son Ltd	251,	No.2649

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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