Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-B24207
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A french gold Ecu d'or of Francis I, 1530-47. The coin is rather bent, but it is little worn.
This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1530
Date to: Circa AD 1547
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.37 g
Diameter: 27.31 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Other reference: 12-210
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Obverse description: Circular field quartered with three lys in two field s and two dolphins in the two remaining fields.
Obverse inscription: FRANCISCVS DEI GRA FRANCORVM REX
Reverse description: Triple stranded cross fleuretty . Crown over F in one or more angle.
Reverse inscription: XPS:VINCIT:XPS:REGNAT:XPS:IMPERAT
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU8346
Four figure Latitude: 51.207188
Four figure longitude: -0.81325
1:25K map: SU8346
1:10K map: SU84NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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