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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-932197
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver sixpence of James I of England (AD 1603-1625), dated (AD) 1604. Lis initial mark. North N2102.
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 1604
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 26.4 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OXPAS2017.392
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: James I, 1604-1619 (N 2102, 2103)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right, VI behind head
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS D G [...] BRIT ET HIB REX
Reverse description: Square royal shield with date above
Reverse inscription: QVAE DEVS CONIVNX[...]O SEPARET / 1604
Initial mark: Lis
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Tadmarton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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