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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-BA6D5F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin fragment. Halfgroat of James I (1603-1625) as kindly identified by the finder, second coinage issue of 1610-1611, clipped and pierced at 7 O'clock obverse.
Obverse description: Crowned rose, mintmark bell (60)
Obverse inscription: I.D.[?G].ROSA.SI(N)E.SP(INA)
Reverse description: Crowned thistle.
Reverse inscription: DEVS[--]TVR(-)T[--]
Diameter: 17.4mm, Weight: 0.67gms, die axis: 12
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 1610
Date to: Exactly AD 1611
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: 17.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26732a
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
Type: Halfgroat: James I, 1604-1619 (N 2104 - 2105/2)
Obverse description: Crowned rose
Obverse inscription: I.D.[?G].ROSA.SI(N)E.SP(INA)
Reverse description: Crowned thistle.
Reverse inscription: DEVS[--]TVR(-)T[--]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Blyton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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