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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-1BCA15
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn silver halfgroat of James I, AD1603-1625. Obverse shows a crowned Tudor rose. Obverse legend reads IDG.[RO]SA.SINE.SPINA. Reverse shows a Scottish thistle crowned. Reverse legend reads .[IV]EATV[RVN]ITA.DEV[S].
Die axis is 7 o'clock, Weight 0.73g, Diameter 17.0mm, Thickness 0.80mm.
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 1603
Date to: Circa AD 1625
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.73 g
Diameter: 17 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
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, not further defined (N 2076, 2104 - 2105/2, 2127)
Obverse description: Crowned Tudor rose.
Obverse inscription: IDG.[RO]SA.SINE.SPINA.
Reverse description: Scottish thistle crowned.
Reverse inscription: [IV]EATV[RVN]ITA.DEV[S].
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: East Cambridgeshire District Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2014 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 49th edition | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 50th Edition, 2015, p.275, no.2659. |
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