KENT-AF7413: KENT-AF7413: Post Medieval Coin

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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-AF7413

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Very worn post medieval hammered silver coin. Stamped with a half circle with seven narrow triangular projections and a 'H' on one side and FF on the other. There are several deliberate scratches on the face of the coin. These scratches and stamps appear to have been added to the coin after its original design had been worn or deliberately smoothed. The coin is likely to have been used as a love token. In the late 17th century to early 19th century, coins were deliberately smoothed and presented to others as a gesture of love. They were often stamped with the initials of the sender or recipient, or were marked with symbols of love.

Class: Love Token

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1850

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.06 mm
Width: 19.87 mm
Thickness: 0.83 mm
Diameter: 19.87 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 7th November 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Uncertain
Obverse description: Very worn
Obverse inscription: Worn and illegible. Restamped with H
Reverse description: very worn
Reverse inscription: worn and illegible. Restamed with FF

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Maidstone (District)
Parish or ward: Boxley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ7858
Four figure Latitude: 51.293307
Four figure longitude: 0.551564
1:25K map: TQ7858
1:10K map: TQ75NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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