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Unique ID: HAMP-F701F5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete medieval silver coin: a Serbian ?gros of Serbian Duke/Prince Stefan Lazar Hrebeljanovic (1371-1389 AD; Katalog M.Jovanovic 32.12/13). This coin has suffered considerable circumferential losses.
Notes:
The recorder is grateful to Mr T Wilkes of Baldwins for the original suggestion of a Serbian origin and to Daniel who has made the more refined identification below. This record was made at a rally and may thus fall below our usual standards of recording. Windy weather did not allow the recording of weights.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1371
Date to: Exactly AD 1389
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.75 mm
Width: 14.2 mm
Thickness: 0.45 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th September 2006
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Other reference: 11
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Uncertain
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Standing figure (Duke/Prince Stefan Lazar Hrebeljanovic) facing with transverse sceptre
Obverse inscription: Illegible [CONTE-L-AGARO]
Reverse description: Standing figure facing (Jesus Christ with Evangelium) within oval field, flower to left
Reverse inscription: NOVOMO-...PI?
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU7748
Four figure Latitude: 51.226008
Four figure longitude: -0.898693
1:25K map: SU7748
1:10K map: SU74NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.
This coin is from Serbia the Serbian Duke/Prince Stefan Lazar Hrebeljanovic (1371-1389) AV: CONTE-L-AGARO (standing Duke with Scepter) RE: NOVOMO-.... (standing Jesus Christ with Evangelium) Reference Katalog M.Jovanovic 32.12/13
incredible thats this coin found on England!!!
Many thanks for your help identifying this coin - I have updated the record accordingly