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COIN
Unique ID: SF-7C197B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver continental imitation penny issued by John I (AD 1261-1294) or John II (AD 1294-131) of the Belgian province of Brabant dating to AD 1261-1312. Mayhew Type 43.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1261
Date to: Circa AD 1312
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.17 g
Diameter: 19.24 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2020 - Monday 5th October 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finders Ref: 8
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
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: Facing crockard bust with a chaplet of fllowers, drapery of angled wedges
Obverse inscription: [+I DV]X LIMBVRGIE[IE[
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: DVX/BRA/BAN/TIE
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Ashfield cum Thorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayhew, N. | 1983 | Sterling Imitations of Edwardian Type | Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication 14 |
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