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COIN
Unique ID: SF-ACC505
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver hammered halfgroat struck for James I's second coinage, dating to c. 1619. Cross saltire initial mark, Tower mint. North 2127.
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 1619
Date to: Circa AD 1619
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.88 g
Diameter: 15.71 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 19th February 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: James I, 1619-1625 (N 2127)
Obverse description: Crowned rose
Obverse inscription: I.D.G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Crowned thistle
Reverse inscription: TVEATVR VNITA DEVS
Initial mark: Cross saltire
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Nowton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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