CORN-6CE945: Livonia solidus of Christina (obverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-6CE945

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Silver solidus of Queen Christina of Sweden (1632-1654) when occupying Livonia, present-day Latvia, Riga mint, dated to 1654 on reverse.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1654
Date to: Exactly AD 1654

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 15.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015 - Sunday 15th February 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Ruler of post-medieval kingdom of Denmark, Sweden or Norway
Type: Post medieval coin of the Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Sweden and Kingdom of Norway
Obverse description: CHRISTINA D G R S
Obverse inscription: crowned C with Vasa coat-of-arms within
Reverse description: Livonian griffin within ornate shield
Reverse inscription: SOLIDVS LIVONIAE.54
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Perranzabuloe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW7754
Four figure Latitude: 50.34359633
Four figure longitude: -5.13555225
1:25K map: SW7754
1:10K map: SW74SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: CORN
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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