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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-93CE36
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Medieval Continental Sterling issued by Robert of Béthune (1305-1322) of Flanders.
The type is Mayhew 211(i) and he sugests a date of 1317AD for this issue.
The obverse inscription is R COMES FLANDRIE, and the reverse inscription is MOn ETA AEN TLO
The coin weighs 1.26 grams and is 18.3mm in diameter.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1317
Date to: Circa AD 1317
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.26 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th July 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Robert III, Count of Flanders
Type: Edwardian imitation: M 209 - 219
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: R COMES FLANDRIE
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: MOn ETA AEN TLO
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Hart (District)
To be known as: Dogmersfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | page 83 | 211(i) |
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