Record ID: CORN-4A70F3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Clipped copper alloy 8 maravedis of Felipe III (1598-1621) of Spain, but countermarked later under Felipe IV's reign (1621-1665) as an 8 maravedis 'resellado' which means 'resealed' or 'restruck'. The '8' or 'VIII' stamps refer to the denomination of the coin.
Created on: Friday 12th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-1CE203
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy 1 decime of France, First Republic (1793-1804), L'AN 4 I or 1795, Reinfeld & Hobson (1969), page 114, No.43.
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-E4EC33
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Clipped copper alloy 8 maravedis of Felipe III (1598-1621) of Spain, dated to 1611 on reverse, but countermarked later in under Felipe IV's reign (1621-1665) as an 8 maravedis 'resellado' which means 'resealed' or 'restruck'. The coin has the mark 'R X' on the obverse for REX and the various '8' or 'VIII' stamps refer to the denomination of the coin. Just above the RX mark, but upside-down, is another countermark which reads 165[], which gives the countermarking date of either 1654 or 1655 as one of the documented dates in Felipe IV's reign (John Naylor pers comm).
Created on: Tuesday 28th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-30F962
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy coin weight, square in plan, and trapezoidal in profile and section. On the base of the weight there is a cross potent within a quadrilobe which is in turn within a circle of pellets. This symbol and the weight suggest that it was used to weigh against a Spanish coin, probably the Spanish four escudos gold coin which weighs about 13.52 g. It was likely produced in Amsterdam, when the Netherlands were a colony of Spain during the 17th to 18th century. The four escudos was minted from the reign of King Felipe II (1556-1598) of Spain, to King Felipe V (1700-1746).…
Created on: Monday 1st June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-6343E7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver eight reales of Philip II (1556-1598) of Spain, probably Mexico mint but too worn to be sure. Cut from a rectangular silver strip, so that it is now sub-square in plan, and punched with a worn die, so that the legends are missing. Cayon (2005) illustrates an similar example minted in Mexico on page 534, No.3914, which also has an 'M' above an 'F' to the left of the royal shield.
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-6E5903
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy coin weight of Charles I (1625-1649) for a double crown Withers (1995) illustrates a similar example on page 14, No.Xs(h).
Created on: Monday 23rd March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-2D7803
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy 4 maravedis of Philip IV (1621-1665) of Spain with crowned shield on obverse, countermarked with a IIII under Philip IV in 1655. The date 1655 is on the edge of the coin, to the right of the crowned shield with a lion rampant. The reverse has another countermark of VI above a border, beyond which is a larger IIII. The coin could originally have been an 8 maravedis of Philip III (1598-1621) of Spain, which would have been presumably revalued as 6 maravedis in 1636 and then again to 4 maravedis in 1655. "The plentiful sixteenth and early seventeenth century Spani…
Created on: Thursday 19th March 2009
Last updated: Monday 15th September 2014
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Record ID: CORN-07E975
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper 10 reis of Joannes (John) V of Portugal (1706-1750), c.1737-1749, probably dated to 1741 on reverse, dented on one edge, possibly from the plough
Created on: Friday 28th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-EEFCE7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Base silver 'denier tournois' of (probably) Henry IV of France (1589-1610), with the full inscription: hENRICVS 4 D G FRAN ET N REX, for which the CVS D G FRA are well placed.
Created on: Tuesday 16th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-908AE3
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy coin weight for a double crown of James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage revalued (c.1612-1619), which should weigh about 5 grams or 77 grains. Withers (1995) illustrates a similar example on page 13, Plate XIs, Figure (a), which is dated to the second coinage, revalued.
Created on: Friday 25th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-028AD3
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy square coin weight depicting the upright hand of Antwerp, on the reverse, and the initials B B, signifying the maker Bernaert Bommaerts, c.AD 1610-1650, (Withers, 1995, p.60). Antwerp was "an important economic centre for several centuries and the hub of coin-weight manufacture in the Southern Netherlands, where more than 70 makers are known to have made weights over a three-century period" starting in the early 16th century (Withers, 1995, p.10). Withers (1995) illustrates a similar example on page 10.
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-090901
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver douzain of Charles X of France (1589-1590, but coins struck in his name until 1598), countermarked with fleur de lis in oval of pellets to revalue it at 15 deniers under Louis XIII during the ordinance of June 1640.
Created on: Friday 7th March 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: CORN-08B1C6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy counterfeit of a silver douzain of Henri III (1574-1589) or Henri IV (1589-1610) of France, both of whose douzains had the reverse cross with two lis and two crowns in the angles, and an 'H' on either side of the shield on the obverse of the coin. Using copper alloy presumably gave the forger his profit. Made during the reign of Louis XIII around the ordinance of June, 1640, with a fake countermark.
Created on: Friday 7th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-DEB781
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Brass round coin weight for a crown of Charles I (1625-1649), worn so that it now weighs 1.62 g but should weigh 2.3 g. These round weights were struck from dies engraved by Briot from about 1632. Withers (1995) illustrates a similar example on page 15, Ref: Vs(g).
Created on: Thursday 21st February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
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Record ID: CORN-DD06B3
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Brass Irish coin weight for a Portuguese gold coin, the 8 escudos, or 'double johannes' as it was known in this country. The numbers on the obverse represent D (Dwt or pennyweight) 18 and G (gr or grain) 10 ½ in arabic ciphers which were used for gold coin weights. The weight is dated to 1737 on reverse. It looks to have been struck from a worn die. The weight should be 28.67 g in weight, so it falls just short of this. Withers (1995) illustrates a similar example on page 55, which is dated 1737.
Created on: Thursday 21st February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
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Record ID: CORN-A7AEB5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy trade farthing token of Ralph Firbanck, of Tothill Street, in London. 17th century, c.1649-1670 Williamson (1889) No.3163
Created on: Friday 14th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-A4F8C7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin or jetton 16th century date from style of lettering, possibly Dutch from style of wreath and lettering in three lines
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-801205
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper five reis of King Pedro II (1683-1706) of Portugal with P II for Petrus II on the obverse and on the reverse, D G PORT ET ALG REX, 'King of Portugal and Algarve' as the normal title. This design was used on 4 denominations of copper coin and this is the 5 reis piece, from the V within a wreath on the reverse. Dated to 1699 on the reverse.
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: CORN-D953A5
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy medalet or counter, perforated for suspension. Perhaps used as an advertisement like the counters that imitated the spade guineas of George III. The obverse is very worn but could depict the head of George III looking right. The reverse has some of the months (THE APRIL RAIN, MARCH, ...EMBER etc.) of the year in the legend, but these run at differnet angles and do not follow the edge of the coin. The piece may have been perforated to hang on a watch fob. Late 18th - 19th century
Created on: Saturday 31st March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 10th September 2019
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Record ID: CORN-6D9F66
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Base silver (billon blanc) douzain of Henry IV (1589-1610) of France, dated to 1594 on reverse, with 'B' for mint of Rouen.
Created on: Saturday 30th December 2006
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2014
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