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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-096C23
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval Sterling silver imitation penny issued by Valeran de Ligny (1304-1353 and 1364-1366).
Obverse: +G:DOMINVS:DE[LI]NI; Crowned bust facing.
Reverse: MON/ETA/SER/E[NE]; Long cross with three pellets in each quadrant.
Mint: Serain, c. 1315-20.
Reference: Mayhew 220 or 221.
Class: Penny
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1315
Date to: Circa AD 1320
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.03 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 15th June 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-1-306
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Valéran II count of Ligny 1304-1353 and 1364-1366
Mint or issue place: Serain
Type: Edw. Imit: Valéran II count of Ligny at Serain (M 220-232)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: +G:DOMINVS:DE[LI]NI
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: MON/ETA/SER/E[NE]
Initial mark: Cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 220 or 221 |
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