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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-624875
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, worn and possibly clipped post-Medieval Irish sixpence of James I (1603-1626). Initial mark: illegible. Second coinage, 1604-1607. Spink: 6517.
Obverse: [IAC]OBVS[D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX]; Crowned bust right
Reverse: [TVEA]TVR·VNITA·DEVS· (May God guard these united, i.e. kingdoms); Crowned harp
Diameter: 21.5mm. Weight: 1.44g. DA=12:10.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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: Exactly AD 1604
Date to: Exactly AD 1607
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.44 g
Diameter: 21.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-59
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Type: Irish: sixpence of James I, second coinage (S 6517)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: [IAC]OBVS[D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX]
Reverse description: Crowned harp
Reverse inscription: [TVEA]TVR·VNITA·DEVS· (May God guard these united, i.e. kingdoms)
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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