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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-C5F0B2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval silver double patard (also known as the double plack) of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1467-1477). Initial mark: missing/ cross pattée reverse mark.
Obverse: [K]AROLVS DEI GRA DVX BVRG CO FL[A] (double annulet stops); Shield with the arms of Burgundy
Reverse: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDI[CTV]M (May the name of the Lord be blessed) (double annulet stops); Cross fleuretty with diamond-shape at centre containing a fleur-de-lis
Diameter: 27.4mm. Weight: 2.62g. DA=12:3.
In 1469 a monetary convention between Duke Charles and King Edward IV made the former's coinage in the Low Countries legal tender in England. In practice, only the double patard established itself in currency, with a formal valuation equal to the silver groat, i.e. fourpence. (Although the fineness of the coin was below the level of sterling, the weight of the coin was higher than the groat.) The currency of the double patard was reinforced by a series of English royal proclamations during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII, but its role was terminated by the onset of the Great Debasement in 1544: in practice, there were probably few still in use by this date. However, in the late 15th century and first couple of decades of the 16th, double patards of Charles the Bold were a part of the English currency and feature regularly in hoards alongside English groats and are also recovered as single finds. There have also been a few finds of small groups of double patards with no other coins.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1467
Date to: Exactly AD 1477
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.62 g
Diameter: 27.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 19th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-4-45
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Double patard
Ruler/issuer: Charles the Bold
Mint or issue place: Flanders
Type: Burgundian Low Countries: silver Double Patard of Charles the Bold (van Gelder-Hoc 23)
Obverse description: Shield with the arms of Burgundy
Obverse inscription: [K]AROLVS DEI GRA DVX BVRG CO FL[A] (double annulet stops)
Reverse description: Cross fleuretty with diamond-shape at centre containing a fleur-de-lis
Reverse inscription: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDI[CTV]M (May the name of the Lord be blessed) (double annulet stops)
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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