Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-ED2D76
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete, base-silver (billon) Post-Medieval Douzain of Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605 AD), Type III or IV, dating to the period AD 1594 - AD 1599. Struck for the Papal City State of Avignon. Papal Legate Octavius Aquaviva named on the coin on the reverse.
Diameter: 24.3 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 2.0 g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1594
Date to: Circa AD 1599
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 2 g
Diameter: 24.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th February 2016 - Tuesday 9th February 2016
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Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Douzain
Obverse description: Shield bearing crossed keys, papal tiara above; 'A's to sides of shield
Obverse inscription: CLEMENS VIII PONTI [M]A[X]
Reverse description: Jerusalem cross in centre with cross potent and lion rampant guardant in alternate angles.
Reverse inscription: [OCT] CARD AQVAVIVA LEG AV[E] 159[ ]
Initial mark: -
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK1900
Four figure Latitude: 52.59746432
Four figure longitude: -1.72092735
1:25K map: SK1900
1:10K map: SK10SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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