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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-6B1095
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn, bent and damaged 13th-/early 14th-century continental imitation of a silver medieval Edwardian penny struck under Guy of Dampierre (1279-1305 AD), count of Flanders and marquis of Namur, uncertain mint (1279-1305 AD; Mayhew type 16).
This coin has suffered a major loss at one point of its circumference, along with further minor circumferential losses.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1279
Date to: Exactly AD 1305
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.55 mm
Width: 18.1 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003 - Friday 31st December 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3273
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Guy of Dampierre count of Flanders (1278-1304) marquis of Namur (1263-1297)
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Type: Edwardian imitation: obverse MARChION.NAMVR; reverse G.COMES.FLANDRI (M 13-17)
Obverse description: Bareheaded bust facing (pollard) with a small cross to either side of the neck
Obverse inscription: [+ MA]R[ChI]O NA[MVRC]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing field into quarters; three pellets arranged in a trefoil in three of the quarters, with an open quatrefoil in the fourth
Reverse inscription: G [CO/MES/FL]A/DR[E]
Initial mark: Indiscernible
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Winchester CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 32 | 16 |
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