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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-4CAF35
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A clipped post-Medieval Portuguese 200 Reis of John IV (1640-1656), minted at Oporto.
[ ]S IIII D G REX PORT VGA LIE; Crowned shield, 200 at side.
IN. HOC.SIGNO.VINCES; Voided cross pattée with a P in each angle for Porto (Oporto).
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1640
Date to: Exactly AD 1656
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 10.89 g
Diameter: 29.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-2-282
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Obverse description: Crowned shield, 200 at side
Obverse inscription: [ ]S IIII D G REX PORT VGA LIE
Reverse description: Voided cross pattée with a P in each angle for Porto (Oporto)
Reverse inscription: IN. HOC.SIGNO.VINCES
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
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
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