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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-7CB395
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1567
Date to: AD 1625
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.48 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th October 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Uncertain
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Crowned shield
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS 6 D G [S](COTOR)[VM]
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: REGEM (OV)A PROTEGIT 160(2)
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
District: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Berkswell CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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