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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-6E74A2
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A corroded but partly legible copper coin of James II, issued as substitute coinage in Ireland during the campaign against William III and Mary. These are are often known as 'gun money' and were made of melted down onjects of high copper content, including bells and weaponry.
Obverse:- Bust of James II, left, legend around possibly '[JACOBVS II] DEI G[RATIA]
Reverse:- Mostly indistinguishable, but parts of the legend 'FRA ET HIB' are discernible.
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 1689
Date to: Circa AD 1690
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.5 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 3 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: James II of England
Mint or issue place: Dublin City
Type: Irish: sixpence of James II, copper, 'gunmoney' coinage (S 6583)
Obverse description: Obverse:- Bust of James II, left, legend around
Obverse inscription: [JACOBVS II] DEI G[RATIA]
Reverse description: Mostly indistinguishable, but parts of the legend are discernible.
Reverse inscription: FRA ET HIB
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Tarvin
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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