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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-2BE5F8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval halfgroat of James I of the second coinage (crowned rose and thistle) dating from between AD1604-19.
Obv: I D G ROSA SINE SPINA crowned rose
Rev: TVETATVR... crowned thistle
Mintmark: circle?
Subsequent actions
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 1619
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.72 g
Diameter: 16.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 24th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 14
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 SINE SPINA
Reverse description: crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: TVETATVR...
Initial mark: illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: Kirkby Lonsdale
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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