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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-F5AA66
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Late medieval gold Goldgulden of Albrecht III Achilles (1470-89) of Brandenburg, Schwabach mint, 1470-86.
ref. Friedberg and Friedberg 2009: 266.
The coin is creased across the centre and torn suggesting that it may have been folded when discovered.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1470
Date to: Circa AD 1486
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.13 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 6th July 2017 - Tuesday 6th June 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Obverse description: St John standing holding lamb of god in left arm, hound at feet between legs
Obverse inscription: ALBT:MARCh BRAnD.ELTO
Reverse description: Floral terminal cross, and cross formed of five coats of arms. double open pellets stops
Reverse inscription: MONETA:NOVA:AVR:SWOBACH
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Walton on the Wolds (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK6019
Four figure Latitude: 52.7652761
Four figure longitude: -1.11222188
1:25K map: SK6019
1:10K map: SK61NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friedberg, A. and Friedberg, I. | 2009 | Gold Coins of The World from Ancient Times to the Present | Clifton NJ | The Coin and Currency Institute |
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