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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-0E0558
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver continental imitation penny of Gaucher of Chatillon, long cross reverse, 1313-1322.
Ref: Wren, p.165, no.250.
Notes:
This object has been identified and photographed by the finder with the information being handed to the FLO for recording.
The FLO has not seen this object
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1313
Date to: Circa AD 1322
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Gaucher of Châtillon count of Porcien and Constable (France)
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [GALCHS CONES PORCI]
Reverse description: Long cross
Reverse inscription: MON/ETA/NOR/EII
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Willerby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wren, C.R. | 1995 | The English Long-Cross Pennies: 1279-1489. Edward I to Henry VII | Herne Bay | Plantagenet Books | p.165 | no.250 |
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