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COIN
Unique ID: NMGW-48748E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval gold coin
James I (1603-25) Britain crown, London (5 shillings and 6 pence)
Second coinage, fifth bust, Privy mark: Tun (1615-16)
North 2092
2.27g, worn
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1615
Date to: Circa AD 1616
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 20th January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2018.8.1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Britain crown
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Gold: James I, 1604-1619 (N 2079 - 2096)
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Carmarthenshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Carmarthenshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Llangyndeyrn (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SN4411
Four figure Latitude: 51.77586801
Four figure longitude: -4.26257642
1:25K map: SN4411
1:10K map: SN41SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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