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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-396C71
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval or possibly Post Medieval coin dating from AD 1180 - 1631 which has been folded twice, or rolled and then flattened, into a long, thin rectangle. The details of the coin are illegible; it is not even clear whether the obverse or reverse is visible. The only recognisable feature is a beaded border between the field and the legend, and one letter which may be an S. The mutilated coin is 12.9mm long, 5.02mm wide and 1.9mm thick. 0.34g.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Evidence of reuse: rolled or folded in three
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1631
Period of reuse: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.9 mm
Width: 5.02 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 0.34 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd May 2015 - Sunday 3rd May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2679
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Edward III - Henry VII (not further defined)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Not further defined
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Islip (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9878
Four figure Latitude: 52.39126253
Four figure longitude: -0.56132065
1:25K map: SP9878
1:10K map: SP97NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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