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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-65FCF3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn copper alloy Irish halfcrown of James II dating from AD 1690. 'Gunmoney' Coinage.Spink: 6580.
Notes:
Gunmoney coins were official tokens issued in Ireland when James attempted to recover the English throne and and were ultimately intended to be exchanged for silver coins of equivalent value. They were made from old cannon, bells and scrap metal. James failed in his attempt, and the coins were never exchanged.
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 1690
Date to: Circa AD 1690
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 8.88 g
Diameter: 29.55 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 31st July 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4935
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half crown
Ruler/issuer: James II of England
Type: Irish: halfcrown of James II, copper, 'gunmoney' coinage (S 6579-6580)
Obverse description: Head facing left
Obverse inscription: [IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA]
Reverse description: Crossed sceptres behind a crown, XXX above and J R to sides
Reverse inscription: [MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX] [year]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: West Tisbury (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST9127
Four figure Latitude: 51.04228202
Four figure longitude: -2.12974933
1:25K map: ST9127
1:10K map: ST92NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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