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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: WREX-9CACE6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete square copper alloy uniface coin weight of the early post medieval period (1454-1460) struck in Burgundy by Philip the Good (Withers 2011, 52). The lion is seated and facing left, flanked by two columns and a beneath 2? Arches. There does not appear to be traces of any legend or letters. The reverse is plain.
Length: 15.1mm; width: 14.5mm; thickness: 2.5mm; weight: 3.5g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1454
Date to: Circa AD 1460
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.1 mm
Width: 14.5 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 3.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th September 2017 - Friday 8th December 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 1222
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Heraldic
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Aldford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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