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COIN
Unique ID: BH-726C06
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of James I (1603-1625); Second coinage, escallop mintmark, minted 1606-1607. Measures 14.7mm in diameter, 0.1mm thick and weighs 0.5g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1606
Date to: Exactly AD 1607
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.1 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 14.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 31st August 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 11/149 - 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: James I, 1604-1619 (N 2106/1, 2106/2)
Obverse description: Rose.
Obverse inscription: I D G RO[SA] SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Thistle.
Reverse inscription: TVEATVR VNITA DEVS
Initial mark: Escallop
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Heydon
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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