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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-4CF59B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval French silver 1/16 ecu (5 sols) of Louis XIIII dating to c. AD 1700-1715. Mint unclear.
The coin has been pierced at 1 o'clock on the obverse, 5 o'clock on the reverse with a circular hole drilled from the obverse near the edge. Tt is bent over so the obverse is convex and the reverse concave; the current diameter is therefore less than that of the original coin.
Evidence of reuse: Pierced
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1715
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.15 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Thursday 6th April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 17350
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Piece de cinq sols
Ruler/issuer: Louis XIV of France
Type: French: Piece de cinq sols of Louis XIV
Obverse description: Unclear
Obverse inscription: L XIIII [D G] F[R] ET N[A R]EX
Reverse description: Sceptres with fluer de lis heads arranged in saltire with a crown above and fluer de lis in the other three quarters
Reverse inscription: [DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGVM]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Charlton Musgrove CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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