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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-1B43B4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval silver shilling of James II (AD 1685-88). Dating to AD 1685. Spink no. 3410.
Obverse: [...]II DEI [...]
Reverse: 16/85 . MAG./BR. FRA./ ET. HIB/ REX.
Overall dimensions: 24.9mm in diameter and 5.09g in weight.
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 1685
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.09 g
Diameter: 24.9 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Shilling
Ruler/issuer: James II of England
Category: Modern
Type: Shilling: James II (S 3410 - 3411)
Obverse description: Laureate bust left.
Obverse inscription: [...]II. DEI[...]
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields.
Reverse inscription: 16/85. MAG./ BR. FRA./ ET. HIB/ REX.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Acton Burnell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ5201
Four figure Latitude: 52.60465164
Four figure longitude: -2.71019967
1:25K map: SJ5201
1:10K map: SJ50SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2001 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 41st edition, p. 323 | no. 3410 |
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