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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-6A0BA7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver Medieval coin: double patard of Charles The Bold, Duke of Burgundy AD 1467-1477. Mintmark is a lion rampant in the centre of obverse shield, and the coin may have been minted in Flanders. The reverse design is a cross fleuretty with diamond-shape at centre containing a fleur-de-lis. The legends are abbreviated and read as KAR[OLVS]:DEI:GRA:DVX:BVR[G CO:]FLA the reverse reads SIT:[NOME]N:DOMINI:BENEDICTV[M] (translating as 'May the Name of the Lord be Blessed') (Taken from BERK-0D943E).
Notes:
In 1469, following an agreement made between Edward IV and Charles the Bold, these coins were made legal tender in England and remained so for over 60 years afterwards; they crop up in hoards (in steadily declining numbers) until well into Henry VIII's reign. The Burgundian rulers were seen as friends of the English and this is the main reason that this type of foreign coin was allowed to circulate here. The metal is not quite sterling value, so although they were the same size as an English groat, they may have passed for a little less than four pence. They presumably finally disappeared during the Henrician debasements of the early 1540s. (Taken from BERK-0D943E).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1467
Date to: Exactly AD 1477
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Diameter: 27.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Charles the Bold
Type: Burgundian Low Countries: silver Double Patard of Charles the Bold (van Gelder-Hoc 23)
Obverse description: Square shield bearing the Burgundian coat of arms in quarters, with lion in centre.
Obverse inscription: KAR [OLVS] DEI GRA DVX BVR[G CO] FLA
Reverse description: Cross fleuretty with diamond-shape at centre containing a fleur-de-lis.
Reverse inscription: SIT [NOME]N DOMINI BENEDICTV[M]
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Shifnal (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ7408
Four figure Latitude: 52.66908115
Four figure longitude: -2.38591358
1:25K map: SJ7408
1:10K map: SJ70NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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