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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-DFB47C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-Medieval copper alloy liard of the Spanish Netherlands, probably dating to c. AD 1600-1700. Obverse: Uncertain. Reverse: Shield surmounted by crown, inscription: [...]DVX BVRG BRAB Z 16[...].
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.84 g
Diameter: 22.36 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 5401
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Liard
Ruler/issuer: Ruler of the Spanish Netherlands
Type: Spanish Netherlands: copper coin
Obverse description: Possibly three shields and a crown with a scroll in the centre.
Obverse inscription: C[...]
Reverse description: Crowned shield.
Reverse inscription: [ARCHID.AVST.]DVX BVRG BRAB Z 16[ .. ]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Grimstead
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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