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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-4397F5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver shilling of James I (1603-1625 AD), initial mark rose, 1623-1624 AD second coinage third bust, North 2099. There is a scratched initial H to the right of the bust.
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 1623
Date to: Circa AD 1624
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.68 mm
Weight: 5.6 g
Diameter: 30.94 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th October 2014
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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, XII behind
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS.D.G:MAG.BRIT:FRA::ET.HIB:REX
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield of James I
Reverse inscription: QVA(E).DEVS.CONIVNXIT NEMO.SEPARET (A over stamped with E)
Initial mark: rose
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: 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.
References cited
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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