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COIN
Unique ID: DOR-C79965
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-Medieval gold Half-Guinea of James II (1685 - 1688), dating to AD 1686.
Reference: Spink (2015) p 353 no 3404.
Diameter: 20.53 mm
Weight: 3.86 g
Die Axis: 6
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 1686
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.86 g
Diameter: 20.53 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 018062
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Guinea (gold)
Ruler/issuer: James II of England
Category: Modern
Type: Half-guinea: James II (S 3404 - 3405)
Obverse description: Laureate bust facing left
Obverse inscription: JACOBVS II DEI GRATIA
Reverse description: Crowned cruciform shields with sceptres in between
Reverse inscription: 1686 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Stourpaine (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST8509
Four figure Latitude: 50.88029529
Four figure longitude: -2.21458346
1:25K map: ST8509
1:10K map: ST80NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2015 | Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 50th edition | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 353 | 3404 |
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