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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: WREX-FA2A9F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval uniface copper-alloy coin-weight, possibly issued during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain (c.1469-1504) and possibly issued in the Low Countries. This coin-weight is square in plan and rectangular in cross-section. Each edge is straight (i.e. not bevelled).
The obverse has two busts, depicting Ferdinand and Isabella, facing each other within a beaded circular border. There is a letter F between the figures. The revers appears to be plain.
Length: 13.9mm; width: 14.1mm; thickness: 2.3mm; weight: 2.5g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1469
Date to: Circa AD 1504
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.9 mm
Width: 14.1 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 19th January 2018 - Monday 19th March 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Wrexham Museum Entry form No. 1270
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Denbighshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Denbighshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Llanynys
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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