File:A bent silver Irish sixpence of James I (AD 1603-25) of the First Coinage, dating to AD 1605-6. Initial marks, rose-rose, Spink, 6517. (FindID 855539).jpg

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A bent silver Irish sixpence of James I (AD 1603-25) of the First Coinage, dating to AD 1605-6. Initial marks: rose/rose, Spink: 6517.
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Stuart Wyatt, 2017-07-06 09:27:31
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A bent silver Irish sixpence of James I (AD 1603-25) of the First Coinage, dating to AD 1605-6. Initial marks: rose/rose, Spink: 6517.
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English: A bent silver Irish sixpence of James I (AD 1603-25) of the First Coinage, dating to AD 1605-6. Initial marks: rose/rose, Spink: 6517.

Obverse: Crowned bust right

Obverse inscription:[•IACOBVS•D•G•]MAG•BRIT•FRA•ET•HI•REX

Reverse: Crowned harp

Reverse inscription: •TVEAT[VR•] VN[ITA•DEVS•] (May God guard these united, i.e. kingdoms)

Dimensions: diameter: 20.95mm; weight: 1.50g.

The coin has been bent to form an "S-shaped" profile, indicating that it's secondary function was likely as a love token. Love tokens were often made from a silver denomination and are earlier post medieval in date. Creating love tokens was a common practice throughout the post-medieval period and into the modern era.

Similar sixpences on the database is IOW-76953A and LANCUM-B83D18
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1605 and 1606
date QS:P571,+1605-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1605-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1606-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 855539
Old ref: LON-CEC828
Filename: LONCEC828.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/621302
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/621302/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/855539
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Object location51° 30′ 02.16″ N, 0° 06′ 04.22″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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