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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-EACB27
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval coin: silver Venetian soldino of Agostin Barbarigo, Doge of Venice, dating from AD 1486 - 1501, minted in Venice.
Soldinios were known as the galyhalpens (galley-halfpence) as it was brought by the annual Venetian trading fleets. The soldino was about the size of English halfpennies and was popular because of a contemporary lack of small change: soldini in fact occur as English finds more often than proper halfpennies of the period.
Coins of Barbarigo are rarely found except for along the south coast of England (Daubney, unpublished, Identifying late Medieval Venetian coins), so this is an unusual discovery for Worcestershire.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1486
Date to: Exactly AD 1501
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.27 g
Diameter: 12.31 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2015 - Thursday 14th April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Soldino
Ruler/issuer: Agostino Barbarigo
Mint or issue place: Little Venice
Obverse description: Doge kneeling left, holding a banner.
Obverse inscription: S M V AV BAR D V X
Reverse description: Standing figure of Christ, with halo, holding a cross, facing right.
Reverse inscription: LAVS TIBI SOLI
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Kempsey (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8447
Four figure Latitude: 52.12108003
Four figure longitude: -2.23510372
1:25K map: SO8447
1:10K map: SO84NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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