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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-560A8B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval, hammered silver half groat of James I (1603-1625). Second coinage with a tun initial mark, dating it to 1615-16. Mint of London. An example of Type 2105/1 (North 2006: 146). The central area of both the obverse and reverse faces is badly worn, so that the thistle is entirely blanked out and only the top 30% of the rose is visible.
It is 16.3mm in diameter and 0.67mm thick. It weighs 0.91g.
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 1615
Date to: Exactly AD 1616
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.67 mm
Weight: 0.92 g
Diameter: 16.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2018 - Wednesday 26th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 017946
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
Obverse description: Rose with crown above
Obverse inscription: I D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Thistle with crown above
Reverse inscription: TUEATUR UNITA DEUS
Initial mark: TUN, 1615-16
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Poltimore (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX9697
Four figure Latitude: 50.76323986
Four figure longitude: -3.4759865
1:25K map: SX9697
1:10K map: SX97NE
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 146 | 2105/1 |
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