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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-C00C41
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Farthing of James I Lennox type 1616 Obverse description: crown with crossed sceptres IACO D G MAG BRIT Reverse description: Crowned harp FRA ET HIB REX, mint mark: flower
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 1616
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.76 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th January 2017 - Sunday 29th January 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing (silver)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Copper Harington or Lennox farthing of James I
Obverse description: crown with crossed sceptres
Obverse inscription: IACO D G MAG BRIT
Reverse description: Crowned harp
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB REX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: South Gloucestershire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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