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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-8F772C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of James II (1685-88) dated 1688. Obverse: bust left IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA Reverse: crowned numeral '1' [MAG BR] FRA ET HIB REX. There is a piercing at 10 o'clock.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1688
Date to: Exactly AD 1688
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 12.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 16th April 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: James II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Penny: James II (S 3417)
Obverse description: bust left
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: Crowned numeral 1
Reverse inscription: [MAG BR] FRA ET HIB REX
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Sholden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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