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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-B477F9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval hammered silver coin, a Continental sterling (pollard) of Arnold V Count of Looz, a type 66. Dates to between 1279 and 1323 AD.
The diameter is 19mm, and the weight 1.14g.
Obverse inscription +COMES ARnOLDVS
Reverse inscription MOn/ETA/COM/ITIS
The coin is damaged and incomplete.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1279
Date to: Exactly AD 1323
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.14 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th February 2020 - Tuesday 4th February 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Arnold V count of Looz/Loon
Mint or issue place: Hasselt
Type: Edwardian imitation: (M 59-78)
Obverse inscription: +COMES ARnOLDVS
Reverse inscription: MOn/ETA/COM/ITIS
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Ribble Valley (District)
To be known as: near Gisburn
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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