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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-8C586B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A milled silver penny of James I AD 1685-1688. Crowned I reverse. London mint
Diameter: 12.30mm, Thickness: 0.60mm, Weight: 0.4g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1685
Date to: Circa AD 1688
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 12.3 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: James II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Penny: James II (S 3417)
Obverse description: Laureate bust left
Obverse inscription: DEI.GRATIA.IACOBVS.II.
Reverse description: Crowned I
Reverse inscription: […]MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 16
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ2852
Four figure Latitude: 54.86200689
Four figure longitude: -1.56531896
1:25K map: NZ2852
1:10K map: NZ25SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2014 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 49th edition | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 340 | 3417 |
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