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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-2B13C5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Scottish silver six shilling piece of James VI (1567-1625), eighth coinage, measuring 23mm, weighing 1.65g, double struck, extremely worn, the reverse obliterated.
Obverse: [Crowned bust right]
i.m. uncertain
IACOBVS D G ANG SCO FRA ET HIB REX
Reverse: Illegible
Reference: Seaby 5507 or 5508
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1567
Date to: Circa AD 1625
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.65 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 23rd February 2012 - Thursday 31st May 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Salisbury Museum Entry Form no.3935
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Six shillings
Ruler/issuer: James VI of Scotland
Type: Scottish: Six shillings of James VI, Silver, Eighth coinage (S 5507 - 5508)
Obverse description: [Crowned bust right]
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS D G ANG SCO FRA ET HIB REX
Reverse description: Illegible
Initial mark: uncertain
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Wingfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaby, P. | 1984 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands: Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Volume 2 | Spink and Son Ltd | 5507 or 5508 |
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