Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-093189
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy coin dating from the Post Medieval period: a French double tournois of Louis XIII dating from 1610-1643. Obverse: bust facing right, legend LOYS XIII R DE FRA[N ET NAV]. Reverse: three fleur-de-lis arranged two above one, legend illegible. It has a diameter of 19.09mm and a thickness of 0.84mmm. It weighs 1.34g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1610
Date to: Exactly AD 1643
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.84 mm
Weight: 1.34 g
Diameter: 19.09 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 29th March 2019 - Friday 29th March 2019
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Double tournois (copper)
Ruler/issuer: Louis XIII of France
Type: French: Double tournois (copper) of Louis XIII
Obverse description: Bust facing right
Obverse inscription: LOYS XIII R DE FRA[N ET NAV].
Reverse description: Three fleur-de-lis arranged two above one
Reverse inscription: illegible [DOVBLE TOVRNOIS]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE4333
Four figure Latitude: 53.79154507
Four figure longitude: -1.34876038
1:25K map: SE4333
1:10K map: SE43SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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