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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-8183C7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval Silver half groat of James I, First coinage. 1603-4 North 1992: 144 ref: 2076
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 1603
Date to: Exactly AD 1604
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.74 g
Diameter: 17 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: James I, 1603 - 1604 (N 2076)
Obverse description: Bust facing right. II behind
Obverse inscription: [I D G R]OSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield with thistle mark above. No inscription.
Reverse inscription: none
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
Parish or ward: Boxted (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL8150
Four figure Latitude: 52.118684
Four figure longitude: 0.642275
1:25K map: TL8150
1:10K map: TL85SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 144 | 2076 |
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