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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-15F864
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver shilling of James I (1603-1625), first coinage, second bust, thistle initial mark, 1603-1604 AD, North: 2073.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1603
Date to: Circa AD 1604
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.84 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
Diameter: 31.59 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 7th October 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: James I, 1603 - 1604 (N 2072, 2073)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing right, XII behind
Obverse inscription: IACOBV[S D] G ANG SCO FR[AN ET HIBER R]EX
Reverse description: Square shield
Reverse inscription: EXVRGAT [DEVS] DISSIPENTVR INIMICI
Initial mark: Thistle
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: cossington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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