Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council
CC License:
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
Unique ID: SF-B794A3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
An incomplete (slightly clipped) billion medieval French tournois of Philippe IV, dating to the period AD 1285-1314.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1285
Date to: Exactly AD 1314
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.66 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 14.77 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2015
This information is restricted for your access level.
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Uncertain
Ruler/issuer: Philippe IV of France
Type: French: Billon, Philippe IV, not further defined
Obverse description: Castle tournois with two annulets at its base, surmounted by a cross in the centre and each outer turret culminating in a fleur de lis
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Cross potent with the letters P/H/R/EX in the angles
Reverse inscription: None
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.