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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-B5F4D7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Currently unidentified worn silver coin. The cross is a Maltese cross & there are C17-C18 century Maltese coins, issued by the Grand Masters of the Knights of Malta, with a similar pattern. This coin is cruder in execution & is probably an earlier form or possibly a forgery. Dates between c1100 & c1800 AD.
The diameter is 16mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th December 2011
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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
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Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
To be known as: RIPON
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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