WMID-CACE31: Post Medieval Coin: Half Groat of James I

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-CACE31

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post Medieval silver half groat of James I (AD 1603-1625). Second coinage (North 2104) lis initial mark dating to AD 1604-5. London mint. North (1991: 146). The top edge on the obverse appears to have been clipped.

Overall dimensions: 16.71mm in diameter and 0.82g in weight.

Evidence of reuse: Clipped.

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 1604
Date to: Exactly AD 1605
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.82 g
Diameter: 16.71 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th August 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

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, 1604-1619 (N 2104 - 2105/2)
Obverse description: Rose with crown above.
Obverse inscription: I.D G: ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Thistle with crown above.
Reverse inscription: TVEATVR VNITA D[E]VS
Initial mark: Lis
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Curborough and Elmhurst (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK1212
Four figure Latitude: 52.70553833
Four figure longitude: -1.82383854
1:25K map: SK1212
1:10K map: SK11SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1991	English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son Ltd	p. 146	no. 2104

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Workflow: Awaiting validation

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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