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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-BD4684
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval silver coin; both obverse and reverse surfaces are completely worn and illegible. The coin measures 20.02mm in diameter, 0.71mm thick and weighs 2.24g. It has been bent twice; these coins are sometimes interpreted as Love Tokens.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.71 mm
Weight: 2.24 g
Diameter: 20.02 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 25th October 2011 - Thursday 3rd November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Colchester OEF 6804
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Tendring (District)
Parish or ward: Ramsey and Parkeston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM2231
Four figure Latitude: 51.933207
Four figure longitude: 1.227871
1:25K map: TM2231
1:10K map: TM23SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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