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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-07D5F7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy late 17th-century Irish copper-alloy 'gun money shilling' of James II, Dublin or Limerick mint, dated January 1689 AD (Seaby 6581M).
Obverse: IACOBVS DEI GRATIA; laureate and draped bust left.
Reverse: 1689 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX: Crown over sceptres dividing JR, XXX above, May below.
These were official tokens issued in Ireland when James II was attempting to recover the English throne and were ultimately intended to be exchanged for silver coins of equivalent value. They were made from old cannon, bells and scrap metal. James failed in his attempt and the coins were never exchanged.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1689
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.71 mm
Weight: 4.3 g
Diameter: 24.51 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: James II of England
Category: Modern
Obverse description: Laureate and draped bust left.
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: Crown over sceptres dividing JR, XXX above, May below.
Reverse inscription: 1689 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Sefton (Metropolitan District)
District: Sefton (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Melling
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
References cited
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