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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-A4E703
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and bent silver sixpence of James I (1603-1625 AD). Second or Third Coinage. Initial mark: Escallop, 1606-1607. The remains of the obverse depicts a 'VI' positioned on the left side of the bust, now mostly missing; the obverse legend reads: IACOBVS [D G] MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX. The reverse depicts a square-top royal shield with '1607' above; the reverse legend reads: QVA[E] DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET. Cf. North 1991, Vol II, p146, No. 2103.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1607
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.82 mm
Weight: 2.55 g
Diameter: 25.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th December 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: James I, 1604-1619 (N 2102, 2103)
Obverse description: Bust right, VI behind the head left.
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS [D G] MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX
Reverse description: Square top royal shield surmounted by date ‘1607'.
Reverse inscription: QVA[E] DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET
Initial mark: Escallop
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
To be known as: Near Hertmonceux
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 122 | 2103 |
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