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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-352B91
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete and worn post-Medieval billon coin of Louis XIV of France (1643-1715); quinzain aux huit L (1692-1705). Minted at Paris.
J Duplessy, Les Monnaies Françaises royales (1989), no 1581.
Obverse: LVD/X[IIII/D G FR/ET N R]; Cross formed of 8 L, crown at each end, with a central A within a circle.
Reverse: [SIT NOMEN]DOMINI BENEDIC[TVM date]; Crowned shield of France
Diameter: 21.3mm. Weight: 1.01g. DA=12:6.
Notes:
Metal: billon (208/1000 silver); current for 15 deniers.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1692
Date to: Exactly AD 1705
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.01 g
Diameter: 21.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st May 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-1-247
Materials and construction
Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Quinzain
Ruler/issuer: Louis XIV of France
Type: French: Quinzain of Louis XIV
Obverse description: Cross formed of 8 L, crown at each end, with a central A within a circle
Obverse inscription: LVD/X[IIII/D G FR/ET N R]
Reverse description: Crowned shield of France
Reverse inscription: [SIT NOMEN]DOMINI BENEDIC[TVM date]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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