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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: CAM-8EDB94
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy coin weight. Hans Foncq, c.1577-1603, Antwerp. Reverse shows St Michael spearing dragon under feet.
See Lions, Ships and Angels, p.10, 60-61 or Galata 2011, p.71.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1577
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 16.09 mm
Width: 16.32 mm
Thickness: 2.76 mm
Weight: 4.78 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011 - Wednesday 30th November 2011
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
To be known as: South Northamptonshire District Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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