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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-325F87
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Early post-medieval silver halfgroat of James I dating from AD1624. Mintmark: trefoil. No stops on reverse. North 2127.
Obv: Crowned rose / I D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Rev: Thistle with crown above / TVEATVR VNITA DEVS
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 1624
Date to: Circa AD 1624
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.1 mm
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: James I, 1619-1625 (N 2127)
Obverse description: Crowned rose
Obverse inscription: I D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Thistle with crown above
Reverse inscription: TVEATVR VNITA DEVS
Initial mark: illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: West Lancashire (District)
To be known as: Wrightington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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