YORYM-34BA65: Post-medieval : Arabic coin

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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-34BA65

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper-alloy Arabic object which could either be a coin, a brooch or a token. The object features three lines of letters of Arabic script on the front surface, with a double border either side of a ring of pellets. Some black enamelling survives inside the script. The reverse also features some Arabic script, with a double border either side of a ring of pellets. The reverse has a raised rim.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1930

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 2.1 g
Diameter: 21.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 31st May 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Uncertain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Near Woodmansey

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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