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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-E98DD2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval gold hammered Ecu d'or au soleil of Francois I dating from c.1515-1547 AD. Mintmark: Anchor (Mint Bayonne).
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 1515
Date to: Circa AD 1547
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.64 mm
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 23.57 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Ecu d'or
Ruler/issuer: Francois I of France
Type: French: Ecu d'or of Francois I
Obverse description: crowned royal arms
Obverse inscription: D FRANCISCVS DEI G FRACORVM REX
Reverse description: Two F's and two lis in angles of cross
Reverse inscription: XPS:VINCIT:XPS [REGNAT:XPS:IMPERAL]
Initial mark: Sun
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Tenterden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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