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COIN
Unique ID: CAM-84A4C2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A pierced copper-alloy coin that "... appears to be an Ottoman coin minted in Egypt (Misr) in the 18th century AD. It is difficult to identify this coin with certainty as most of the inscription is worn and the only word that we can make out is Misr (Egypt)" Paramdip Khera. Diameter is 15.20mm, thickness is 0.47mm, weight is 0.41g. The diameter of the perforation is 1.52mm.
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 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.47 mm
Weight: 0.41 g
Diameter: 15.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2011 - Friday 30th September 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
To be known as: South Kesteven District Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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