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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-EEBFEF
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and worn Medieval Continental sterling imitation of an Edwardian coin struck for Gaucher of Chatillion, Count of Porcien and Constable of France, dating to the period 1314-1322. Minted at Yves, near Florennes, in what is now Belgium.
Obverse: +GALChSCOMESP[O]RC; Crowned ruler facing.
Reverse: [MON]/ETA/OVA/[YVE]; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 18.0mm. Weight: 1.00g. DA=12:3.
For a detailed discussion of Gaucher of Chatillon and the mint at Yves, cf. LVPL-330D02.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1314
Date to: Exactly AD 1322
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th July 2019 - Sunday 28th July 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2019-7-252
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Gaucher of Châtillon count of Porcien and Constable (France)
Mint or issue place: Yves
Type: Edwardian imitation: at Florennes (M 249)
Obverse description: Crowned ruler facing
Obverse inscription: +GALChSCOMESP[O]RC
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [MON]/ETA/OVA/[YVE]
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 3 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: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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