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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-2F2676
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A clipped post-medieval silver shilling of James I (1603-1625). Second coinage (North 2100). Initial mark: unclear, dating to 1605-1607. Mint of London (Tower). North (1975, 122).
Worn, it measures 27.58mm in diameter, 0.85mm in thickness and weighs 4.332g
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 1605
Date to: Exactly AD 1607
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.85 mm
Weight: 4.332 g
Diameter: 27.58 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th January 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Shilling: James I, 1604-1619 (N 2099 - 2101)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing right, fourth bust
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS [D G]. MAG. BRIT. FR[AN E]T . HIB. REX
Reverse description: Square garnished shield
Reverse inscription: QVAE . DEVS CO[NIVNXIT] NE[MO SEPA]RET, A and E ligated
Initial mark: unclear, possibly rose or escallop
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
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. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 122 | 2100 |
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