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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-AE71CA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver coin; a continental sterling imitation (a crockard) of John II of Avesnes, count of Hainaut (1280-1304) and count of Holland (1299-1304), dating from AD1290 - 1300. The mint is Mons (now in present-day Belgium). For reference, see Mayhew number 34 (or 159-160) as cited in Withers (forthcoming). The coin has suffered some damage since deposition in the soil and is now bent. It is 19.2mm in diameter and 0.8mm thick. It weighs 1.37gm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1290
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.37 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th October 2015 - Sunday 4th October 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Mint or issue place: Mons
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: A forward facing bust wearing a chaplet of roses.
Obverse inscription: IOHS COMES [H]ANONIE
Reverse description: A long cross pattee dividing the legend, with three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: MONETA M[O]NTES
Initial mark: Cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Brearton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE3461
Four figure Latitude: 54.04385628
Four figure longitude: -1.48226716
1:25K map: SE3461
1:10K map: SE36SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayhew, N. | 1983 | Sterling Imitations of Edwardian Type | Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication 14 | 34 |
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