WMID-799EC0: Post medieval coin: Post medieval shilling of James II, Irish gun money coinage (obverse, reverse)

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Unique ID: WMID-799EC0

Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy shilling of James II, (Irish) gun money coinage, small size variant, June 1690. Coin reference: Seaby, 1984, 6582G. As discussed in record references KENT-F12E34 and HAMP-483F40, during 1689 and 1690, James II operated a military campaign in Ireland from where he planned to mount an invasion of England, having been deposed by Mary and William of Orange. During this time, copper alloy emergency coinage was issued by James II to pay the troops. The use of secondary metal for the coinage (e.g. from cannons, etc) gave rise to the name "gun money". The coins include the year and month of issue - in this case June 1690 - and value - in this case XII (12 pennies which is a shilling). It was intended that this coinage would be redeemed when James II regained the English throne.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1690
Date to: AD 1690

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.48 g
Diameter: 23.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th February 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Uncertain
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing left.
Obverse inscription: [IOCOBVS II] DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: Crown over sceptres dividing JR, value (XII) above, month of issue (June) below.
Reverse inscription: 1690 (MA)G BR FRA ET HIB REX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
District: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Meriden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP2482
Four figure Latitude: 52.435452
Four figure longitude: -1.648404
1:25K map: SP2482
1:10K map: SP28SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Seaby, P.	1984	Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands: Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Volume 2		Spink and Son Ltd	158	6582g

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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