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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-F280DB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
James I, third issue halfgroat (AD 1619-25). Obverse: crowned rose, I.D.G. ROSA SINE SPINA. Reverse: crowned thistle, TVEATVR VNITA DEVS (no stops). Small crowns. Spink 2660, North 2127, initial mark unclear (probably lis or trefoil, denoting 1623 or 1624).
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1623
Date to: Exactly AD 1624
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.95 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th September 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Thistle crown
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned rose
Obverse inscription: I. D. G. ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: TVEATVR VNITA DEVS
Initial mark: Unclear, probably lis or trefoil
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
To be known as: GF003B
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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