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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-2A5F56
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An Irish post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing of James I (1603-1626). Spink 6522-6523, 1616-1626 AD.
Obverse: [ ]; crown over crossed sceptres.
Reverse: [ ]HIB:REX; crowned harp.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1616
Date to: Exactly AD 1626
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.32 g
Diameter: 13.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd January 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-1-72
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Token farthing
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Type: Irish: farthing of James I, second coinage (S 6520 - 6523)
Obverse description: Crown over crossed sceptres
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Crowned harp
Reverse inscription: [ ]HIB:REX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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.
References cited
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