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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-E73676
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1603
Date to: Circa AD 1604
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.83 g
Diameter: 17.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 20th August 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
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust right, with II behind
Obverse inscription: I:D:G:ROSA.SINE.SPINA.
Reverse description: Square shield with lis above.
Reverse inscription: None
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Plumpton
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 | 144 | 2076 |
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