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COIN
Unique ID: BH-545CF5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of James I dating to the period AD 1603 to 1604. cf. North p. 121, no. 2076.
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 1603
Date to: Circa AD 1604
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.56 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th September 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Copper alloy
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
Obverse description: Bust right; behind, II
Obverse inscription: I D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield
Initial mark: Thistle
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Barley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL3740
Four figure Latitude: 52.0414779
Four figure longitude: -0.00391215
1:25K map: TL3740
1:10K map: TL34SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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