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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-6497E2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval coin: Venetian silver soldino of the doge Leonardo Loredan minted during the period 1501 and 1521.
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.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1501
Date to: Circa AD 1521
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.26 g
Diameter: 12.47 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th May 2014 - Sunday 25th May 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Soldino
Ruler/issuer: Leonardo Loredan
Mint or issue place: Venice
Obverse description: Doge kneeling left, holding a banner.
Obverse inscription: LE LAVS DVX SMV
Reverse description: Standing figure of Christ.
Reverse inscription: LAVS TIBI SOLI
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Brailes (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3041
Four figure Latitude: 52.06656539
Four figure longitude: -1.56377957
1:25K map: SP3041
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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