Rights Holder: St. Albans District Council
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Unique ID: BH-6EE988
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver sixpence of James I. Second Coinage, dated '1605'.
Diameter: 24.2mm; thickness: 0.4mm; weight: 2.4g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1605
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
Diameter: 24.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th September 2013
This object was found at Thesaurus Group at Offley, Hertfordshire, September 2013
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Other reference: TLB 2013 - 74
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: James I, 1604-1619 (N 2102, 2103)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, 'VI' in left field.
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS D G MAG [BRIT] FRA ET HIB REX
Reverse description: Royal shield with '1605' above.
Reverse inscription: QVAE DEVS CONIVNXIT [NEMO] SEPARET
Initial mark: Rose
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL1325
Four figure Latitude: 51.9120788
Four figure longitude: -0.358601
1:25K map: TL1325
1:10K map: TL12NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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