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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-899F47
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Blanc of CHARLES VI
Date 1389
Obverse: shield with three fleur-de-lis
Obverse inscription: KA[R0LUS:FRANC0RU:RE[X]
Reverse: short cross with a lis and crown in alternative angles
Reverse inscription: nOME:DnI:BEnEDIC[TUM]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1389
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th November 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Blanc
Ruler/issuer: Charles VI of France
Type: French: Blanc of Charles VI
Obverse description: shield with three fleur-de-lis
Obverse inscription: KA[R0LUS:FRANC0RU:RE[X]
Reverse description: short cross with a lis and crown in alternative angles
Reverse inscription: DnI-BEnEDIC[TUM]
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: Thorncombe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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