LVPL-707D27: Post medieval coin: uncertain, made into love token

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-707D27

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

An extremely worn and incomplete silver coin of uncertain Post-medieval date. The detail has been lost, probably due to wear and it has been stamped with a double line and triangular design. Possibly re-used as a love token due to the apparently deliberate bends in the object.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Tarvin (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ4966
Four figure Latitude: 53.1886322
Four figure longitude: -2.76471312
1:25K map: SJ4966
1:10K map: SJ46NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Whilst metal detecting with landowners permission
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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