Record ID: LVPL351 - POST MEDIEVAL token

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Unique ID: LVPL351

Object type certainty: Certain

Obv: Crude bird in profile with inscription around edge .A J (delta) . AND . I : WILL : WINE. Rev: central shield divided into four with the letters P and S in the bottom two quarters and two designs above, one of which is a heart on its side. The date 1642 above. Legend around edge reads: AND . FOR . THE . KING (delta) followed by the biological symbol for 'male'.

Notes:

Phil Mernick, Bob Lyall and Edward Besly have seen illustrations of this piece but all are unable to offer an explanation as to what it is. Bob Lyall suggests a locally made Royalist supporters pocket piece.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1642

Dimensions and weight

Diameter: 38 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Pewter [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Derbyshire
District: Derbyshire Dales
To be known as: DERBYSHIRE GREAT LONGSTONE

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Other [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Unknown [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1998

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mr Nick Herepath - [ view all attributed records]

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