Rights Holder: Somerset County Council
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Unique ID: SOM-676285
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Silver halfpenny of James I (1603-1625), dating to between AD 1607-1609. Coronet initial mark. North (1991,147), no. 2107.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1607
Date to: Exactly AD 1609
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.24 g
Diameter: 10.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 12th July 2019 - Saturday 12th October 2019
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Other reference: SCC Receipt 018597
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfpenny (silver)
Ruler/issuer: James I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: James I, 1604-1619 (N 2107)
Obverse description: Rose
Obverse inscription: No legend
Reverse description: Thistle with initial mark over
Reverse inscription: No legend
Initial mark: Coronet
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |