Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: CORN-FE6C6C
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver halfgroat of James I (1603-1625), First coinage (1603-1604), First bust with 'II' behind head, initial mark thistle (1603-1604), Spink 2649.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1603
Date to: Circa AD 1604
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 16.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th February 2017 - Saturday 18th February 2017
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: crowned bust facing right, II behind head
Obverse inscription: [I'. D']. G'. ROSA. SINE. SPINA.
Reverse description: Square royal shield with initial mark over
Reverse inscription: none
Initial mark: thistle
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL1110
Four figure Latitude: 51.77766983
Four figure longitude: -0.39247423
1:25K map: TL1110
1:10K map: TL11SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Spink and Son Ltd | 2008 | Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition | London | Spink | 249 | no.2649 |