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Unique ID: PUBLIC-52DF7B
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment comprising just over half of a Medieval continental imitation of an Edwardian sterling penny or 'Crockard' of John I (1261-1294), Duke of Brabant 1267-1294. dating to the period 1267-1294. Minted at Brussels or Louvain. Mayhew (1983) no 43 var..
Measurements: Diameter: 18.78mm. Weight: 0.8g.
Crockards appeared in England during Edward I's reign when there was a coin shortage. Edward instituted a reform of the coinage in 1279-80, intending to fund his Welsh campaigns. However, it was too successful with good English coins leaving the country, although prohibited, for use in Europe. The shortage remained, even when European rulers produced their own imitations of the English coins, which were usually lighter and less valuable than the Engish - hence they were known as "crockards", flooding in during the 1290's. There was an attempt to demonetise these coins in 1300 but fluctuations in the supply of coin in the first decades of the 14th century caused grave problems.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1267
Date to: Circa AD 1294
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 11.71 mm
Thickness: 0.62 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 18.78 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 23rd January 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John I duke of Brabant (1267-1294) and Limburg (1288-1294)
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Type: Brabant Long Cross single-lion sterling (brabantinus), not further defined
Obverse description: Facing crockard bust with a chaplet of flowers .
Obverse inscription: D[VX:U]BVRGIE
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant.
Reverse inscription: [DVX/BRA]/BAN/T[IE]
Initial mark: Obverse initial mark I: made of saltire stop
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
Parish or ward: Lydd (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR0320
Four figure Latitude: 50.94369084
Four figure longitude: 0.88828899
1:25K map: TR0320
1:10K map: TR02SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayhew, N. | 1983 | Sterling Imitations of Edwardian Type | Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication 14 |
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