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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: KENT-A23FA5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn cast and struck copper-alloy Medieval coin weight for a French franc d'or 'a cheval', dating to the reigns of Jean II (1350-1364) or Charles V (1364-1380), possibly issued by a Lombardic banking family.
Description: The weight is uniface (design on one side) and round in plan. The upper faces bares the design of a 'king' on horseback riding right with a sword in hand and horse in trappings. In exergue is the mostly obscured legend [__]E.LAD, likely indicating an issuer. The weight is abraded around it circumference and the design is worn. It has a green patination.
Measurements:. 14.87mm in diameter, 2.57mm thick and weight of 2.74g in weight.
Discussion: With the legend appearing to be an abbreviated issuer or maker name it was likely issued by a Lombard banking family (Withers and Withers 1995, 32).
Inscription:
[__]E.LAD
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1380
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.57 mm
Weight: 2.74 g
Diameter: 14.87 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th August 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Canterbury (District)
Parish or ward: Kingston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR1951
Four figure Latitude: 51.21618129
Four figure longitude: 1.13446501
1:25K map: TR1951
1:10K map: TR15SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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