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Unique ID: SOM-F8A426
Object type certainty: Possibly
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Continential Medieval silver sterling imitation of crockard type of John I of Brabant and Limburg (1261-1294) dating to the years c.AD 1286 to 1294. Mayhew type 43. Minted at Brabant. Mayhew (1983:45).
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1286
Date to: Exactly AD 1294
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Diameter: 18.8 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th July 2014
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Other reference: SCC receipt 16613
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Ruler/issuer: John I or II dukes of Brabant (1267-1312) and Limburg (1288 -1312)
Type: Edwardian imitation: obverse/reverse variously I DUX LIMBURGIE/BRABANTIE (M 40-58)
Obverse description: Bust facing, crowned with a chapeau of roses
Obverse inscription: I DV[X] LIMBVRGIE, double saltire stops
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: DVX/ [B]RA/BAN/TIE
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Mayhew, N. | 1983 | Sterling Imitations of Edwardian Type | Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication 14 |