WAW-3E51D3: Post Medieval coin contemporary copy (obverse and reverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-3E51D3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post Medieval coin; a contemporary copy of a Spanish gold escudo of the 16th century. The original was struck by the Emperor Charles V in the name of his mother, Joanna, Queen of Castle and Leon and himself. It would have been struck between 1537 when the escudo was introduced and 1555 when Joanna died.

Notes:

Dr. D. Symons, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery comments "I would guess that this is likely to be a mid-16th century English forgery, since Spanish gold and silver coins were made legal tender in England when Queen Mary (Tudor) married the future Philip II of Spain in the 1550s. They remained legal until they were demonetised in the early years of Elizabeth."

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1537
Date to: Circa AD 1555

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 22 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th December 2005 - Wednesday 18th January 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Crowned shield of arms of Spain.
Obverse inscription: IOANN[CAROL]VS annulet stops
Reverse description: Cross of Jerusalem
Reverse inscription: [HISPANIARVM REGE] SICIL

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Bidford-on-Avon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1052
Four figure Latitude: 52.166179
Four figure longitude: -1.855214
1:25K map: SP1052
1:10K map: SP15SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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