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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-5F8D5B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver soldino of Doge Michele Steno of Venice (1400-13). Venice mint, mint control mark: star over F. S. MARCVS VENETI reverse type depicting the winged lion of St. Mark facing within a circle, holding book of gospels.
Coin measures 13mm in diameter and 0.4g in weight.
Notes:
Photographs and dimensions kindly supplied by the finder during the Covid-19 period of social disantcing.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1400
Date to: Exactly AD 1413
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Soldino
Ruler/issuer: Michele Steno
Mint or issue place: Little Venice
Type: Venetian soldino of Michele Steno (type 5)
Obverse description: Doge kneeling left holding banner. Mint control marks to right: star above F.
Obverse inscription: MIChEL[...]
Reverse description: Winged lion of St Mark facing within a circle, holding book of gospels.
Reverse inscription: S MAR[...]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Inkberrow (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP0057
Four figure Latitude: 52.21121929
Four figure longitude: -2.00141838
1:25K map: SP0057
1:10K map: SP05NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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