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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-E59A02
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver post medieval sixpence of James I dating to AD 1603 (First coinage). Tower mint. Thistle initial mark. North, Vol. II, p. 144, no. 2075.
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 1603
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.69 g
Diameter: 25.55 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4504
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: James I, 1603 - 1604 (N 2074, 2075)
Obverse description: Bust facing right IV behind bust
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS DG ANG SCO FRA ET HIB REX
Reverse description: Shield with date above
Reverse inscription: EX[VRGAT] DEVS DI[SDSIPE]NTVR INIMICI
Initial mark: Thistle
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Langley Burrell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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