girlthatdigs

Thanks to those who kindly helped ID this broken silver coin.

It is believed to be part of a James I Irish sixpence, and although I can't narrow down the date, I'd absolutely love it to be from the first issue of 1603–1604.

Elizabeth I had died in 1603 ending the Tudor dynasty and James VI of Scotland had become James I of England and Ireland.

Ireland had also just emerged from years of war, and one of James's early changes was to introduce new silver coinage to replace the debased currency of Elizabeth's reign.

So if this little piece dates to 1603–1604, it was struck right at the beginning of the Stuart era, during a huge period of change.

I can't see enough of the coin to confirm which issue it is, but I do love the possibility.

This was also my first silver find with the Deus II from my friends at @cmdetectors

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