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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-EE2290
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A incomplete post-medieval silver halfgroat of James I (AD 1603-1625), Second coinage (AD 1604-1619), initial mark Lis, minted at London, AD 1604-1605, North 2104.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1604
Date to: Circa AD 1605
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.65 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 15.96 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd September 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned rose, large crown
Obverse inscription: I. D. G. ROSA . SINE . SPINA
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: TVEATVR . VNITA . DEVS
Initial mark: Lis
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Tenterden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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