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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-3B314C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and worn post-Medieval copper-alloy coin, possibly a liard of Louis XIV of France (1643-1715).
Obverse: [ ]; Crowned bust right
Reverse: Illegible
Diameter: 21.6mm. Weight: 2.76g.
Notes:
Surface find at club rally.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1643
Date to: Exactly AD 1715
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.76 g
Diameter: 21.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th October 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-24
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Liard
Ruler/issuer: Louis XIV of France
Type: French: Liard (billon) of Louis XIV
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Illegible
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 FLO)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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