Rights Holder: Derby Museums Trust
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Unique ID: DENO-6E729A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A complete, base silver, Solidus or Schilling of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden (AD 1611 - AD 1632), struck during the Swedish occupation of Livonia (modern day Latvia), AD 1621 - AD 1632. Coin is dated to the year AD 1622. Mint of probably Riga.
Diameter: 15.4 mm
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.3 g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1622
Date to: Exactly AD 1622
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 15.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Saturday 31st December 2016
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Other reference: Derby E8433
Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Ruler/issuer: Ruler of post-medieval kingdom of Denmark, Sweden or Norway
Type: Post medieval coin of the Kingdom of Denmark, Kingdom of Sweden and Kingdom of Norway
Obverse description: Crowned G A in field.
Obverse inscription: G[VST] ADOL[D G R]EX S
Reverse description: Crossed keys surmounted by cross pattee inside foliate/ garnished oval/ shield.
Reverse inscription: SOLID[VS] CIV[I RIGENSIS] 22
Initial mark: Crown
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK3248
Four figure Latitude: 53.02833596
Four figure longitude: -1.52432372
1:25K map: SK3248
1:10K map: SK34NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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