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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-603584
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and bent 17th-century silver post-medieval sixpence of James I, third coinage, London mint, dating to 1624 AD (North 2126).
Just under half of this coin has been bent through just over ninety degrees.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1624
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.05 mm
Width: 17.1 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 2.57 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st February 2011 - Monday 28th February 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3117
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: James I, 1619-1625 (N 2126)
Obverse description: Bearded bust crowned and draped facing right (sixth bust); behind, VI
Obverse inscription: (trefoil?) IACOBVS : D G : MA : BRI : FRA : ET : HI : REX .
Reverse description: Square garnished shield; date '1624' above
Reverse inscription: (trefoil?) QVAE DEVS CO[NI]VNXIT NEMO SEPARET
Initial mark: Trefoil?
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Fareham (District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5406
Four figure Latitude: 50.851005
Four figure longitude: -1.234277
1:25K map: SU5406
1:10K map: SU50NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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