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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-320325
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of James I, 1604-1619, crowned thistle on reverse, North Number: 2106/1.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1604
Date to: Circa AD 1619
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.73 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 16.25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th October 2011
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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: Crowned rose
Obverse inscription: I D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: TVEATVR VNITA DEVS
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary Authority)
District: Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Stillington and Whitton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ3723
Four figure Latitude: 54.60083
Four figure longitude: -1.42879
1:25K map: NZ3723
1:10K map: NZ32SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
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 | 146 | 2106/1 |
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