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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-9003B3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval silver 2-stuiver piece of Friesland of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (c. 1600-c. 1700).
Obverse: Rampant lion left holding a bundle of seven arrows, 2 to left and [s] to right.
Reverse: Lion rampant/[F]RI/[SI]A in three lines (date missing).
Diameter: 16.4mm. Weight: 0.41g. DA=12:2.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.41 g
Diameter: 16.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 24th March 2018 - Saturday 24th March 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-102
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: 2 stuivers
Ruler/issuer: Republic of the United Netherlands
Type: Republic of the United Netherlands: silver coin
Obverse description: Rampant lion left holding a bundle of seven arrows, 2 to left and [s] to right
Reverse description: Lion rampant/[F]RI/[SI]A in three lines (date missing).
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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