2024-03-29T15:51:46+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results1140Derbyshire100CountyStruck or hammeredPOST MEDIEVAL1CertainMetal detectorDENOC89B15.jpg13688Generated from computer mapping softwareJames_II_of_England1133494PMDistrictCertain422789DENO1340432.31690Pentrichx4104711.7Amber Valley10627Half crown2016-08-30T16:15:02ZReturned to finderEast MidlandsExactly
A copper alloy 'gun money' half-crown of James II, dated 1690. These were promisory tokens made from scrap metal (including melted-down gun barrels, hence the name) issued to supporters in Ireland to be exchanged for their value in silver or gold after a Jacobite victory.
The obverse is worn but shows a bust facing left and the legend IACOBVS II / DEI . GRATIA
The reverse, also very worn, shows crossed sceptres behind a crown, with the initials I and R either side. Above are the letters XXX denoting the value (thirty pence, half a crown) and the date 1690. The reverse legand reads [M]AG. [BRI. FR. ET] HIB REX.
Alastair WillisJames II of England7-1.434396673974DENO-5A2EB8799317Bust left[M]AG [BRI. FR. ET] HIB REX11Derby E8153POST MEDIEVALCOINSK3852finds-79931741Irish: groat of James II, pewter, emergency 'pewter money' coinage (S 6586)61DENO-C89B1512Complete1690x41047images/snicholson/15807811PAS57AC89B10014EB42016-08-11T15:20:33ZCrossed sceptres behind crown, XXX 1690 above, I R to left and right.Certainx410472Regular36Certain53.06389941POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41423PM1Exactly36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALModernCertainIACOBVS II DEI GRATIACivil Parish192022-07-14T07:13:26.897Z