Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council
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Unique ID: SF-ABA66C
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn silver French denier, probably of Hugh III (or possibly High IV), Duke of Burgundy, c.1162-1192 AD. Minted in Dijon. The coin has a large crack at one edge that partially obscures both legends.
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1162
Date to: Circa AD 1192
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.64 g
Diameter: 18.44 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2015
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Denier
Obverse description: Uncertain central motif, pellet above, annulet below, all within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: +V[]O DVX BV[]DIE
Reverse description: Short cross potent within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: +DIVIONENSIS (first S reversed)
Initial mark: Cross potent
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.