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Unique ID: LEIC-BDA7F1
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Published
Post medieval silver coin hoard, 245 coins dating from Elizabeth I to James II.
report by Dr Barrie Cook,
The coins correspond to the contents of other hoards of the Stuart Restoration, being predominantly of the older hammered coinage of Elizabeth and the early Stuarts, but with some new mechanically-made coins from the period 1662 onwards, this mostly consisting of higher denominations.
a summary of the find is:
Elizabeth I: 15 shillings and 43 sixpences
James I: 31 shillings and 12 sixpences
Charles I: 121 shillings and 5 sixpences
Charles II, Hammered coinage: 3 crowns
Charles II, Milled coinage: 1 crown, 7 halfcrowns and 3 shillings
James II: 4 shillings
The latest coin dates to 1686, and it might be tempting to associate the hoard with the turmoils of the period of the Glorious Revolution in1688-9, although this is not a necessary conclusion. However, it is certainly the case that the coins would represent a single deposit of material from the late 1680s.
Notes:
2007 T139 and T240
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to landowner after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2007T139
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1560
Date to: AD 1686
Quantity: 245
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd March 2007 - Thursday 10th May 2007
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Treasure case number: 2007T139
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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