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Unique ID: NMS-490E2A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Fragmentary gilt silver denier, of continental origin. The coin bears affinities with the profile portrait coinage of eleventh - thirteenth century France,[1] but the possibility that it originates elsewhere in Europe cannot be excluded. The obverse is a bearded portrait bust surrounded by a pelleted 'torque'; the reverse shows a cross inside a pellet border, with circumscription.
The coin has been modified by piercing, probably for use as a pendant. A hole - apparently made with respect to the border terminals on the obverse of the coin - was probably intended to accommodate a suspension loop. The coin has also been modified from its original condition by gilding.
Details:
|
Type |
Date |
W (g) |
Obv. inscription |
Rev. inscription |
Notes |
|
'PAX' (N859) |
c.1000-1300 |
1.04 |
n/a |
---[A?]TIV[I?]--- |
The reverse inscription (-ATIVI-) is conceivably a fragment of a backwards rendering of the word CIVITAS.[2] |
[1] cf. J.M.Roberts, The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), Attic Books (1996), pp.278-281
[2] Ibid, p.278; see, for e.g., nos. 81-84.
Notes:
This coin is manufactured from precious metal and is over 300 hundred years old. It shows clear evidence of having been adapted for use as a pendant. Precious metal coins of this age that have been modified for use as jewellery are considered as objects (rather than coins) for the purposes of determining their status under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. This object should, therefore, be designated as Treasure.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: British Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2016T525
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.04 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th October 2015 - Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 59737
Other reference: ENMD112015
Treasure case number: 2016T525
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
Parish or ward: Woodbastwick (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG3313
Four figure Latitude: 52.66460424
Four figure longitude: 1.44426402
1:25K map: TG3313
1:10K map: TG31SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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