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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-DE9498
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval coin: copper alloy Irish farthing of James I (1603-1626) mined between 1616 and 1626.
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 1616
Date to: Exactly AD 1626
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.48 g
Diameter: 15.52 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2016 - Saturday 1st October 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Type: Irish: farthing of James I, second coinage (S 6520 - 6523)
Obverse description: Crown with a saltire through it.
Obverse inscription: IACO D G MAG BRI
Reverse description: Harp surmounted by a crown.
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB REX
Initial mark: Annulet.
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
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: Idmiston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU1837
Four figure Latitude: 51.13199606
Four figure longitude: -1.74413426
1:25K map: SU1837
1:10K map: SU13NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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