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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-9A08B7
Object type certainty: Certain
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A gold sword and sceptre piece of James VI of Scotland. Mint: Edinburgh. Type: Scottish: Gold coin of James VI, tenth coinage (S 5470 - 5471). Obverse description: Royal arms crowned. Obverse inscription: JACOBUS DG SCOTORUM. Reverse description: Crossed sword and sceptre with thistle either side crown above & 1602 below. Reverse inscription: SALVS POPVLI SVPREMA LEX.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1602
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 19th April 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sword and sceptre piece or half sword and sceptre piece
Ruler/issuer: James VI of Scotland
Mint or issue place: Edinburgh Castle
Type: Scottish: Gold coin of James VI, tenth coinage (S 5470 - 5471)
Obverse description: Royal arms crowned.
Obverse inscription: JACOBUS DG SCOTORUM.
Reverse description: Crossed sword and sceptre with thistle either side crown above & 1601 below.
Reverse inscription: SALVS POPVLI SVPREMA LEX.
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Wing
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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