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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-3BEBAA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver half real (chinfrao) of Alfonso V of Portugal, heavily clipped, 1438-81
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1438
Date to: Exactly AD 1481
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th November 2015 - Sunday 13th December 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: KLMD122015
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Aldwincle (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL0082
Four figure Latitude: 52.42684977
Four figure longitude: -0.53074716
1:25K map: TL0082
1:10K map: TL08SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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