Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-FA902F
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn silver French 1/16 Ecu coin of Louis XIV, dated to 1704. The coin has been deliberately bent into an S shape.
Subsequent action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1704
Date to: Circa AD 1704
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.15 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Ruler/issuer: Louis XIV of France
Type: French: Silver, Louis XIV, not further defined
Obverse inscription: L. XIIII. D. G + FR. ET. NA. REX
Reverse inscription: DOMINE. SALVVM. FAC. REGEM.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU4334
Four figure Latitude: 51.10369496
Four figure longitude: -1.38722238
1:25K map: SU4334
1:10K map: SU43SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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